Alex Pietrangelo scored 2 minutes, 11 seconds into overtime after Jamie Benn pulled Dallas even late in regulation and St Louis ended up tied with the Stars atop the Western Conference after the Blues’ 5-4 win on Saturday night.
It was the second straight night that the top spot in the West was on the line in Dallas after the Stars beat Chicago 5-2 with both teams tied atop the conference on Friday night.
The Stars forced overtime with a six-on-four advantage in the final 2 minutes of the third period when Benn redirected Tyler Seguin’s shot past Jake Allen.
The point for Dallas left both teams with 91 points with 12 games remaining. The Blackhawks have 88 points with 13 games to play.
SHARKS 5, CAPITALS 2
In San Jose, California, Joe Pavelski scored a tiebreaking power-play goal in the opening minute of the third period and Martin Jones stopped a key penalty shot to help San Jose beat Washington.
Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Brenden Dillon also scored to help San Jose move within one point of Anaheim for second place in the Pacific Division. Brent Burns added an empty-netter to seal the win.
Jones made 23 saves, including a poke check on the penalty shot against Jay Beagle with 13 seconds remaining in the second period. As Burns’ slash was a penalty shot and not a minor penalty, the Sharks were able to start the third period on the power play.
T.J. Oshie and Justin Williams scored for the Capitals, who missed an opportunity to become the first team to clinch a playoff berth.
RED WINGS 3, RANGERS 2
In Detroit, Michigan, Brad Richards tied the game with 31.8 seconds left in the third period and Darren Helm scored in overtime to give Detroit a victory over New York.
Henrik Lundqvist made 40 saves in his first game since March 3, but Detroit finally broke through against the New York goalie. Helm also scored in the third period for the Red Wings.
Derek Stepan and Chris Kreider scored for the Rangers, who also got Rick Nash back after an extended absence.
The Red Wings tied it in the final minute of regulation when Richards scored on a power play. Detroit had their goalie pulled at the time, and the Rangers twice came within inches of scoring into the empty net.
Ryan McDonagh shot the puck all the way down the ice at the open net, only to have it hit the left post. Moments later, Viktor Stalberg’s attempt slipped just past the right post.
PANTHERS 5, FLYERS 4
In Sunrise, Florida, Aleksander Barkov scored the winning goal in a shootout to lift Florida over Philadelphia.
Reilly Smith scored twice in regulation, and Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for the Panthers. Roberto Luongo stopped 22 shots and Jaromir Jagr had two assists as Florida won their second straight after a three-game skid.
Nick Bjugstad also scored in the shootout for the Panthers. Luongo stopped both Sam Gagner and Nick Cousins in the tiebreaker.
Shayne Gostisbehere, Michael Raffl, Ryan White and Cousins scored in regulation for the Flyers. Gagner had two assists and Steve Mason made 25 saves as the Flyers lost for the first time in four games.
Gostisbehere tied the score with 1 minute, 55 seconds left in regulation when his shot from the point got through traffic and found the back of the net.
In other results, it was:
‧ Devils 2, Kings 1, OT
‧ Sabres 3, Hurricanes 2, OT
‧ Bruins 3, Islanders 1
‧ Wild 4, Canadiens 1
‧ Jets 3, Avalanche 2
‧ Coyotes 4, Oilers 0
‧ Canucks 4, Predators 2
‧ Senators 4, Maple Leafs 0
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