Rangers waste solid effort by goaltending, defense in 2-0 loss to Stars
Jerome Miron-Imagn Images The Dallas Stars’ combination of forward Jason Robertson and goaltender Jake Oettinger was too much for the New York Rangers on Saturday night. Robertson broke a scoreless tie at 12:49 of the third period and added an empty-net goal to support Oettinger’s 22-save performance in a 2-0 victory that assured the Stars of home ice against the Minnesota Wild when the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin next week. The Rangers limited one of the NHL’s most potent offenses to 18 shots before Robertson’s empty-netter, and Igor Shesterkin was far sharper than he was in New York’s 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres in the home finale three days earlier.
Jason Robertson FINALLY breaks the ice ⭐️ pic. twitter. com/fGz0ogUfGB — Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) April 11, 2026 But for the NHL-worst 10th time this season, the offense failed to deliver.
The power play, which had been among the League’s best since the Olympic break, went 0-for-5 and managed just three shots on goal. The Stars weren’t much better, but they made the last of their four power plays count when Robertson took the rebound of Matt Duchene’s shot in the lower left circle, took a step to his right and roofed a backhander to put Dallas up 1-0. Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Robertson, who can become a restricted free agent this summer, tied Wyatt Johnston for the team lead with his 44th of the season when he hit the empty net at 19:01.
It was a game that didn’t see either team generate much offense — high-danger chances in all situations were 8-5 for the Stars. The Rangers will try to rediscover the scoring touch they’d shown since the Olympic break when they visit the Florida Panthers on Monday night in the second of their three-game, season-ending road trip. They finish their season Wednesday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning Rangers come up empty in 2-0 loss to Dallas The Rangers had the better of play in a boring first period that saw neither team manage a shot on goal for the first eight minutes.
The Rangers outshot Dallas 5-3, out-attempted the Stars 13-7, outhit them 10-5 and earned the only two power plays. New York spent most of the period controlling the puck in the offensive zone, but the Stars largely kept the Blueshirts to the outside. The Rangers’ best chance came with less than five minutes left when J.
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