PITTSBURGH — Tyler Seguin tipped a shot past Arturs Silovs with 30 seconds left in regulation Saturday, scoring his first goal since Nov. 15, 2025. The Dallas Stars left PPG Paints Arena with one point after Rickard Rakell scored in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 2-1 win.
The loss left Dallas at 2-2-1 after back-to-back shutout wins over the San Jose Sharks and the Buffalo Sabres. Pittsburgh improved to 3-2-1 and snapped a three-game losing streak. The Penguins had lost 3-2 in a shootout at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday.
Dallas had pulled Jake Oettinger for an extra attacker when Roope Hintz won the faceoff. Seguin got to the top of the crease and redirected a Jason Robertson shot at 19:30 of the third period, with Robertson and Miro Heiskanen credited with the assists.
Seguin, 34, tore the ACL in his right knee on Dec. 2, 2025. He had 7 assists and no goals over his final eight games before the injury and finished last season with 7 goals and 10 assists in 27 games. Saturday’s goal was also his first point in five games this season.
‘It Felt Great’: Tyler Seguin Scores First Goal Since ACL Tear
It was the 49th game-tying goal of Seguin’s Stars career, which ranks sixth in franchise history. Seguin had been thinking about the first one.
“It felt great,” Seguin said. “Every day, just trying to get better. Every game, I feel a little more comfortable, feel a little better. Compete a little more. Nice to get one.”
Benjamin Kindel opened the shootout by beating Oettinger, and Robertson came up empty for Dallas. Sidney Crosby and Seguin traded goals in the second round. After Egor Chinakhov hit the post, Wyatt Johnston scored to pull Dallas even. Rakell then beat Oettinger in the fourth round, and Mikko Rantanen could not get one past Silovs to extend it. Crosby’s goal was the 49th of his career in shootouts, tying him for third-most in NHL history.
Jake Oettinger’s Shutout Streak Ends At 188:52
Connor Dewar ended Oettinger’s shutout streak 1:57 into the third period. Dewar glided into the slot and lifted a backhand that deflected off the stick of Stars defenseman Lian Bichsel and over Oettinger’s shoulder. Blake Lizotte had the lone assist.
Oettinger had never gone 188:52 without allowing a goal before this week. Only two goaltenders have gone longer for the Stars: Ben Bishop at 233:04 in 2018-19 and Ed Belfour at 219:26 in 2000-01. The team’s run without allowing a goal reached 206:08, longer than any in franchise history.
Oettinger stopped 54 consecutive shots during the run. He made 13 saves in a 5-0 win over San Jose on Oct. 5 and 26 saves in a 4-0 win at Buffalo on Thursday. On Saturday he finished with 20 saves on 21 shots. Stars coach Glen Gulutzan said Dallas has to score to help Oettinger out.
“(Oettinger) gave us a chance,” Gulutzan said. “You’ve got to score a goal to help him out. I don’t know. Eight shutout periods? You can’t ask for more than that. We had to be better in front of him today on the offensive side of things.”
This season, Oettinger has a 0.74 goals-against average and a .963 save percentage. Seguin wanted to give him more help Saturday.
“He was phenomenal,” Seguin explained. “He was the real reason we got a point tonight. He was great again and we would have liked to do a little more for him.”
Late in the first period, Kris Letang whacked at a Thomas Novak pass in the crease, and Justin Hryckowian tapped the loose puck into his own net at 19:34. Dallas challenged, and officials ruled Hendrix Lapierre had played the puck with a high stick earlier in the sequence.
Dallas blocked 24 shots to Pittsburgh’s 15, with Tyler Myers credited with 6 of them. Hryckowian said Oettinger takes care of himself away from the rink.
“He’s as dialed (in) as they come,” Hryckowian said. “He takes care of himself away from the rink as well. He’s a pro’s pro. … When your goalies are dialed in like Jake and Casey (DeSmith), and obviously great guys as well, I think it’s just an added incentive that you want to get in front of those pucks for them.”
Glen Gulutzan Says Stars ‘Have To Be Better’ Offensively
Gulutzan also rested the group before Thursday’s game at Buffalo, which ended in a shutout. With a day between Buffalo and Pittsburgh, he kept the Stars off the ice Friday while the Penguins played in Columbus.
“I expected more from our guys here,” Gulutzan explained. “They came off a game last night and we never got skating at all.”
Pittsburgh won 30 of 54 faceoffs. Dallas finished with a 25-21 edge in shots on goal and outhit the Penguins 23-10. In Gulutzan’s view, a rested team had no excuses.
“We had some time off,” Gulutzan said. “We didn’t skate yesterday, trying to keep it fresh for today, but lesson learned by us coaches and myself. We just didn’t get moving. We were fresh, we’ve got no excuses, and we have to be better than that.”
Pittsburgh drew five power plays and did not score on any of them. Rantanen took two of the penalties in the first period, a cross-check at 14:35 and a slash at 17:28. Heiskanen, Nils Lundkvist, and Bichsel took the other three. Dallas went 0-for-3 on its own power play.
“When you’re not skating, it gets hard and we had some penalties sprinkled in there,” Gulutzan said. “That kind of affected our rhythm.”
Silovs kept the game scoreless at 15:35 of the second period, extending his left pad on Seguin after Jamie Benn fed him from behind the net. Thomas Harley led Dallas with 7 shots in 25:35 of ice time. Heiskanen played a team-high 30:24. Gulutzan sees more in the group offensively than it has shown.
“I thought we relied too much on our defending at times … and we did last year too,” Gulutzan said. “The guys in front are playing hard defensively, but I think there’s even more from our team offensively.”
Neither team scored in overtime. Hintz blocked a shot with Oettinger out of his net, Harley broke up a Pittsburgh 3-on-1 by intercepting a pass from Chinakhov, and Oettinger stopped Evgeni Malkin twice in the final minute, 93.7 The Fan reported.
Silovs started the second half of the back-to-back and stopped 24 of 25 shots. According to Silovs, the Penguins did not bend.
“I think it’s just the way (the Stars) play,” Silovs said. “It’s maybe not as exciting hockey. But we managed to stick with a plan. Didn’t bend. We managed to score a goal. And then it would be good to withhold the last 30 seconds, but it’s a game. But I’m glad we managed to win in a shootout.”
Defenseman Spencer Stastney made his Penguins debut, playing 12:58 after Pittsburgh acquired him from the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Penguins coach Dan Muse said his team was not as spread out as it had been.
“This was way better,” Muse said. “We were on the same page. We weren’t as spread out. I thought we were coming back and put ourselves in good spots. … For me, it’s an exciting step for us to take.”
The Stars opened the season with a 4-0 home loss to the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 2 and a 2-1 loss at the Nashville Predators a night later. They then outscored San Jose and Buffalo by a combined 9-0.
“I think we’re where we probably should be,” Seguin said of the 2-2-1 record. “And we’ve got a lot of work to do.”
Dallas has scored 11 goals through five games, which ranks 25th in the NHL. Its 7 goals allowed are the fewest in the league.
“You don’t want to waste those performances,” Gulutzan said. “We need to create more, we need to be on our toes more.”
Dallas hosts the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday at American Airlines Center for its annual Hockey Fights Cancer Night. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. CT. The teams meet again Wednesday in Denver, also at 7:30 p.m. CT.
