The Dallas Stars lost to the New York Islanders 3-2 on Tuesday, falling to 12-5-3 on the season. It was a wild third period that saw 35 penalty minutes, three goals, and a game-tying goal waved off. Stars forward Mikko Rantanen was ejected from the game for boarding Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov with 30 seconds left. Dallas coach Glen Gulutzen deflected the blame from Rantanen after the game . Expand Tweet

“If you watch the play, I think [Islanders defenseman Scott] Mayfield holds up [Rantanen] and actually clips skates. So Rants is going off-balance going in there, too. If you've played the game and you're off-balance, you usually put your hands out. I've seen Rants play enough in the last 10 years. It's just one of those hockey plays that happened. I'm hoping Romanov is

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