 and it was a great battle back by our team.'' Jason Dickinson, Miro Heiskanen, Blake Comeau and Tyler Seguin also scored for the Stars (11-8-2), who have won 10 of 12 overall. Dallas went 1-7-1 in its first nine games this season.''For us to have the confidence, and especially to come back from 4-2, to know you can do it ... it's something to think you can do it. It's another thing to believe you can do it,'' Stars coach Jim Montgomery said. ''And once you accomplish it it's easier to do again and again.'' Jujhar Khaira collected two goals for the Oilers (13-6-3), who have lost two of three. Leon Draisaitl and Ethan Bear also scored.Edmonton carried a 4-2 lead into the third period, but was unable to hold on.''Obviously up 4-2 in your own building going into the third, you have to find a way to get two points,'' said Oilers captain Connor McDavid, who had three assists. ''We let that slip by. They did a good job to come back in the third.''It's a good lesson, you have to find a way to close those ones out. Up 4-2 in your own building, you have to find a way to get two points.'' Comeau whacked a bouncing puck into the net for his second of the season at 5:21 of the third. Seguin tied it at 4 with a one-timer with 1:49 left in regulation for his 600th career point.Edmonton's Mikko Koskinen made 31 saves. Dallas goaltender Ben Bishop was pulled after allowing three goals on 15 shots, replaced by Anton Khubodin.Dallas opened the scoring 8:57 into the opening period after Edmonton failed to clear the zone. Dickinson ended up with the puck in the slot, and he beat Koskinen on the glove side.The Oilers responded 11 seconds later. Khaira won a puck battle on the boards and muscled it past Bishop.Edmonton jumped in front with 34 seconds left in the first. McDavid blazed in on the net, and Draisaitl knocked in a rebound for his 16th goal.Draisaitl extended his point streak to 12 games, and McDavid ran his to seven games.After Heiskanen tied it again 48 seconds into the second, McDavid responded with another nice play. The captain dropped a pass back to Khaira, who scored his second of the game and third goal of the season at 3:34.McDavid then got his third assist when he set up Bear for a power-play goal with 1:19 left in the second.NOTES: Oilers forward Alex Chiasson missed the game with an illness.UP NEXTStars: Open a four-game homestand Tuesday night against the Vancouver Canucks.Oilers: Begin a five-game trip Tuesday night at San Jose.---More NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL and https://twitter.com/-Sports)
The reason for the Dallas Stars' early-season rebound?According to center Tyler Seguin, they've gotten back to their "greasy ways." The Stars extended their points streak to seven games with a 4-2 victory Thursday night in Vancouver as Seguin had the go-ahead goal and an assist.They'll look to continue the trend when they wrap up a four-game trip on Saturday in Edmonton."Stingy defense has been our bread and butter since probably halfway through the year last year," said Seguin, who broke a 2-2 tie at 18:29 of the second period on a three-on-one break. "This year early on we were maybe thinking about it too much and (now) we've got back into more of the natural system from last year, which is defense first, but finding greasy ways to win games. That's what you saw (Thursday)." Justin Dowling, Alexander Radulov and Blake Comeau also scored for Dallas (10-8-2) and Anton Khudobin made 32 saves.The Stars opened the season 1-7-1, but are 9-1-1 since."You like adversity sometimes," Seguin said. "We're rallying around each other, we're having complete team efforts. Just keep it rolling now." Stars coach Jim Montgomery said it comes down to "skill and will." "We have a lot of skill in our lineup and a lot of players that can make plays," Montgomery said. "But if you don't have the will, your skill doesn't show."We're doing skill and will right now and I think that makes us a dangerous team." The Pacific Division-leading Oilers are coming off a 6-2 home victory against Colorado in which Connor McDavid had a career-high six points, including his second hat trick in three games."You have nights where you feel good, and then not so good," McDavid said. "(Thursday night), I definitely felt good. It's nice to get some early and keep it rolling." NHL scoring leader Leon Draisaitl had five assists to extend his point streak to 11 games (nine goals, 16 assists). He leads the league with 41 points (15 goals, 26 assists)."It's fun, it's real fun to play with Leo," McDavid said. "We've been playing together for a long time now. So these nights are fun to do it together." Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice for Edmonton, which went 4 for 6 on the power play."(McDavid) was flying tonight, he had his 'A' game," Draisaitl said. "It was a good night for all of us. I know the power plays got the goals, but all four lines played solid and created and it was a good game for us." McDavid moved into second place in the NHL's scoring race with 37 points. He completed his hat trick at 8:32 of the second period, giving the Oilers a 5-1 lead."Our power play is clicking, and when it's clicking, it's going in," Edmonton coach Dave Tippett said. "We capitalized on some chances. Those guys, if they get chances, they capitalize. The power play was good. I thought the first period was probably our best period, just moving the puck, and we were hungry on it, built a lead, and then pushed it right till the end, which was good." --Field Level Media
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