Harley's late goal lifts Stars past Blues, 4-3

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thomas Harley’s goal with just over a minute left short-circuited a late rally by the St. Louis Blues and lifted the Dallas Stars to a 4-3 win on Tuesday night.

Matt Duchene scored a pair of goals for his first multigoal game since Feb. 8. Roope Hintz also scored and Jake Oettinger made 23 saves, as the Stars won for the third time in their last four games and improved to 10-2-1 against St. Louis going back to Nov. 28, 2022.

Brayden Schenn scored twice and Robby Fabbri also scored in the third period as St. Louis attempted to rally from a 3-goal deficit. Jordan Binnington made 20 saves for the Blues, who dropped their fifth straight game.

Duchene’s power-play goal for the Stars at the 3:20 mark of the second period broke a scoreless tie.

Duchene recorded his seventh of the season 40 seconds later with the help of a lucky bounce to make it 2-0. Duchene threw the puck in front of the net, where it deflected off Blues defenseman Logan Mailloux, who was tied up with Jamie Benn in the crease.

Hintz made it 3-0 with a power-play goal with 1:54 left in the second. It is the 15th time this season where Dallas scored multiple goals with the man advantage in a game.

Fabbri scored for the Blues at 3:15 of the third period. It was his first goal since Jan. 28, 2025, when he played for Anaheim.

Schenn scored at 6:22 of the third to cut the Blues deficit to 3-2 before he evened the game with 4:10 left. It was Schenn’s second multigoal game of the season.

Blues forwards Jake Neighbours (lower body) and Jordan Kyrou (upper body) left the game and did not return.

Stars: At Vegas on Thursday night.

Blues: Host Florida on Thursday night.

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Dallas Stars Miro Heiskanen (4), left, and teammate goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) defend the net against St. Louis Blues' Robby Fabbri (9) during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Joe Puetz)

Dallas Stars Matt Duchene (95) is congratulated by teammates after scoring against the St. Louis Blues during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Joe Puetz)

Dallas Stars Thomas Harley (55), center, celebrates with teammates Miro Heiskanen (4) and Mikko Rantanen (96) after scoring against the St. Louis Blues during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Joe Puetz)

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The U.S. military conducted a rapid response exercise involving Marines and military aircraft in Venezuela’s capital Saturday, over four months after the ouster of then-President Nicolás Maduro.

Two Marine Corps Osprey aircraft, which have characteristics of both a helicopter and a fixed-wing airplane, flew over the recently reopened U.S. Embassy in Caracas. They landed in the parking lot with the downdraft blowing tree branches. Forces then descended from the aircraft.

“Ensuring the military’s rapid response capability is a key component of mission readiness, both here in Venezuela and around the world,” the embassy said on Instagram.

Venezuela’s government had announced the drill earlier this week. Foreign Minister Yván Gil said the U.S. would conduct the exercise to prepare “in the event of medical emergencies or catastrophic emergencies.”

The drill comes almost two months after the U.S. formally reopened its embassy in Caracas. The reopening followed the restoration of full diplomatic relations with the South American country after Maduro 's ouster in early January.

Some Caracas residents Saturday gathered near the embassy to watch the aircraft, while a few dozen others gathered elsewhere in the city to protest the exercise. Protesters held a Venezuelan flag with the message “No to the Yankee drill” written over it.

U.S. military aircraft last flew over Caracas on Jan. 3, when elite forces rappelled down from helicopters and captured Maduro and his wife. Both were taken to New York to face drug trafficking charges. They have pleaded not guilty.

U.S. Embassy holds emergency and air evacuation drill in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)

U.S. Embassy holds emergency and air evacuation drill in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)

U.S. Embassy holds emergency and air evacuation drill in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)

A soldier looks down from a military aircraft as the U.S. Embassy holds an emergency and air evacuation drill in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)

U.S. Embassy holds emergency and air evacuation drill in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)