Rickard Rakell's Shootout Goal Lifts Penguins Past Stars 2-1

Rakell finishes the shootout

Rickard Rakell scored the deciding shootout goal, giving the Pittsburgh Penguins a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins were the home team, and the Stars were the visitors.

The shootout included goals by Pittsburgh's Ben Kindel, Sidney Crosby and Rakell. Dallas answered with goals from Tyler Seguin and Wyatt Johnston before Rakell's wrist shot completed the scoring sequence.

Third-period goals

Neither team scored in the first period, and the second period also ended without a goal. The scoreless opening 40 minutes gave way to two goals in the third.

Connor Dewar put Pittsburgh ahead with a backhand goal, his first of the game. Blake Lizotte assisted on the play, which gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead.

Dallas tied the game when Seguin scored his first goal on a tip-in. Jason Robertson and Miro Heiskanen assisted on the goal, making it 1-1 and sending the game to a shootout.

Scoring leaders and records

Dewar finished with one goal and one point for Pittsburgh, while Lizotte recorded one assist. Seguin had one goal and one point for Dallas, and Heiskanen had one assist.

The attendance at PPG Paints Arena was 18,192. Pittsburgh finished the game with a 3-2-1 record and seven points. Dallas finished at 2-2-1 with five points.

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