In Dallas, the Stars squandered a 4-2 lead in the third period in a 5-4 loss to the visiting Colorado Avalanche in extra time on Thursday night.
The Avs’ Mikko Rantanen tied the game, 4-4, with 89 seconds left on the regulation clock, it was his 20th of the campaign.
Nathan MacKinnon scored his 22nd of the season at 3:40 of the extra session off a 2-on-0 rush.
MacKinnon had a double in the win.
Alexandar Georgiev made 28 saves in the win.
The Avalanche improved to 25-11-3.
The Stars had control of the much f the game.
Evgenii Dadonov scored a marker at 11:57 of the openign stanza for a 1-0 lead to Dallas.
MacKinnon hit for his first of the game at 13:44 to tie it at 1-1.
Tyler Seguin scored his first of a pair of goals at 1:28 middle frame for a 2-1 lead to the Stars.
Joe Pavelski extended the advantage to 3-1 off a power play strike midway through the second period.
Johnathan Drouin trimmed the deficit to 3+2 with 12 seconds left on the period clock.
Dallas dropped to 22-10-5.
Seguin picked up his double near the midway point of the third period for a 4-2 advantage to the Stars.
Drouin scored his double midway through the third to make it 4-3, setting Rantanen for later heroics, and MacKinnon’s winner.
Scott Wedgewood made 29 saves in the loss.
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