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

Penguins Prevail in Shootout

Rickard Rakell scored the deciding shootout goal, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. The Penguins were the home team, and attendance was 18,192.

The result left Pittsburgh with a 3-2-1 record and seven points. Dallas fell to 2-2-1 with five points.

Third Period Provides Regulation Goals

Neither team scored in the opening two periods. Pittsburgh broke through in the third when Connor Dewar scored on a backhand, with Blake Lizotte assisting. It was Dewar’s first goal and Lizotte’s first listed assist of the game.

Dallas answered in the third period to tie the score. Tyler Seguin scored on a tip-in, assisted by Jason Robertson and Miro Heiskanen. Seguin’s goal was his first, while Heiskanen was credited with one assist.

The third-period goals produced a 1-1 score after regulation. The scoreless overtime period kept the game tied before the shootout.

Shootout Decides the Result

Ben Kindel opened the shootout scoring for Pittsburgh with a wrist shot, followed by a wrist-shot goal from Sidney Crosby. Seguin answered for Dallas with a wrist shot, and Wyatt Johnston also scored for the Stars.

Rakell then converted his wrist shot for Pittsburgh, providing the deciding shootout goal and the final 2-1 result. The Penguins received one goal each from Dewar and Rakell in the game’s scoring sequence, while Seguin scored Dallas’ regulation goal and added a shootout goal.

Dewar finished as Pittsburgh’s listed leader in goals and points, with one in each category. Lizotte was listed with one assist. For Dallas, Seguin led in goals and points with one each, and Heiskanen was listed with one assist.

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