Mason Marchment breaks 3rd-period tie, Stars beat Oilers 3-1 in Game 2 to even West final
Mason Marchment scored for the first time since the playoff opener and the Dallas Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1
DALLAS (AP) — Mason Marchment scored for the first time since the playoff opener and the Dallas Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 on Saturday night to even the Western Conference Final at a game each.
Marchment broke a tie at 3:41 of the third period when he deflected shot that went through the legs of defenseman Vincent Deshamais, then bounced on the ice and went between the right arm and body of goalie Stuart Skinner. Stars defenseman Ryan Suter, whose 1,444 career regular-season games without a Stanley Cup title are the most among active players, shot the puck from against the board just inside the blue line that Marchment deflected.
Stars captain Jamie Benn had a goal and assisted on Esa Lindell's empty-netter with 2:03 left. Wyatt Johnston had two assists.
Dallas goalie Jake Oettinger stopped 28 shots, including a reaching glove save on Mattias Ekholm's shot with about 3 1/2 minutes left and also gathered in the Edmonton defenseman's long shot about a half-minute after that.
