Rantanen records three points; Petrovic scores key goal after review.
Monday, May 12th 2025, 7:17 am
By:
Nick McCauley
DALLAS –
The Dallas Stars took a 2-1 lead in their second-round Western Conference playoff series Sunday night, defeating the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 in Game 3.
A controversial third-period goal by defenseman Alexander Petrovic gave Dallas the lead for good. After a lengthy review, officials ruled the puck had deflected off Petrovic and Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck before crossing the line. The decision gave Dallas a 3-2 lead with just over 16 minutes remaining.
Stars’ stat leaders in Game 3Mikko Rantanen finished with one goal and two assists, bringing his postseason totals to nine goals and 18 pointsRoope Hintz had one goal and one assist, opening the scoring with a power-play goal just 2:27 into the gameWyatt Johnston added a late goal in the third periodThomas Harley scored in the first period to give Dallas a 2-1 leadSam Steel and Mikael Granlund each recorded two assistsJake Oettinger made 23 saves on 25 shots
Petrovic’s goal was his first playoff goal since 2016. He has now appeared in all 10 of the Stars’ postseason games after playing in just five during the regular season.
Jets highlightsKyle Connor scored on a wraparound in the first periodNino Niederreiter tied the game 2-2 in the second after a pass from Josh MorrisseyConnor Hellebuyck allowed five goals on 26 shots, dropping to 0-4 on the road this postseason with a 6.65 goals-against average
Game 4 is scheduled for Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Dallas.