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Jason Robertson scores twice to help the Stars beat the Islanders 6-3

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 26). Jason Robertson scores twice to help the Stars beat the Islanders 6-3. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/jason-robertson-scores-twice-to-help-the-stars-beat-the-islanders-6-3/article_370882da-7278-5eb1-a7ff-838d04ede19b.html

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Jason Robertson scored two goals as the Dallas Stars defeated the New York Islanders 6-3 on Sunday. Wyatt Johnston and Mikko Rantanen also contributed with goals during a decisive third period, helping the Stars secure their fifth consecutive win. Former Stars coach Pete DeBoer, now leading the Islanders, witnessed his team fall to 0-1-1 after erasing three one-goal deficits earlier in the game.
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On Sunday night, Jason Robertson scored twice as the Dallas Stars defeated the New York Islanders 6-3. The Stars won their fifth consecutive game, with Robertson's breakaway goal and another from Mikko Rantanen, who has six goals this season. Other scorers for Dallas included Tyler Seguin and Justin Hryckowian. For the Islanders, Matthew Schaefer, Kyle Palmieri, and Brayden Schenn scored their team's three goals, but they lost for the first time in two games despite erasing multiple one-goal deficits. Jake Oettinger made 16 saves for Dallas, while Ilya Sorokin stopped 32 shots for the Islanders. This game marked the return of former Stars coach Pete DeBoer, who now leads the Islanders.

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DALLAS Islanders Stars the Dallas Stars the New York Islanders

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DALLAS GPE · 5× Stars ORG · 4× Islanders ORG · 3× Johnston PERSON · 2× Robertson PERSON · 2× Jason Robertson PERSON · 1× Mikko Rantanen PERSON · 1× Wyatt Johnston’s PERSON · 1× the Dallas Stars ORG · 1× the New York Islanders ORG · 1×

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Defenseman Matthew Schaefer, Kyle Palmieri and Brayden Schenn scored for the Islanders, who erased three one-goal deficits only to lose two straight (0-1-1) for the first time this season.
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DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson scored twice and the Dallas Stars had a three-goal third period in a 6-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Sunday night. asserted
Stars → score → night
Robertson’s breakaway at 9:45 of the third period came five minutes after Wyatt Johnston’s tiebreaker. asserted
breakaway → come → tiebreaker
Mikko Rantanen added a goal four minutes after Robertson with his team-high sixth goal of the season. asserted
Rantanen → add → season
Tyler Seguin and Justin Hryckowian also scored for the Stars, who have won five consecutive games. asserted
who → score → games
Jake Oettinger made 16 saves. asserted
Oettinger → make → saves
Defenseman Matthew Schaefer, Kyle Palmieri and Brayden Schenn scored for the Islanders, who erased three one-goal deficits only to lose two straight (0-1-1) for the first time this season. asserted
who → score → time
Ilya Sorokin stopped 32 shots allowing a season high in goals. asserted
Sorokin → stop → goals
Johnston scored from the slot 4:10 into the final period on a feed from Nils Lundqvist. asserted
Johnston → score → Lundqvist
After scoring a career-most 45 goals last season, Johnston has goals in consecutive games after going goalless in his first seven outings. asserted
Johnston → score → outings
Sunday marked the Dallas return of Pete DeBoer, who took over the Islanders with four games to play last season. asserted
who → mark → games
DeBoer was fired by the Stars in June 2025 after losing in the conference finals in each of his three Dallas seasons. asserted
DeBoer → fire → seasons
The Stars have 20 straight penalty kills through its last five games, three on Sunday. asserted
Stars → have → Sunday
The game was Dallas’ third in a six-game homestand and began a three-game Central Division trip for New York. asserted
game → begin → York
Hryckowian’s younger brother, Dylan, and fellow forward Matthew Seminoff made their NHL debuts on Dallas’ fourth line. asserted
brother → make → line
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