In Dallas, Jason Robertson hit for the game-winner on Friday night as the Stars defeated the Winnipeg Jets, 4-3, in overtime.
Dallas has won seven of their last nne games.
“We’ve come a long way from where we were at the start of the year,” Dallas head coach Rick Bowness said. “We didn’t handle [adversity] well early, and we’re handling all those situations much better now. A little more confidence in the group that we can come back, a little more confidence in the group that we can hang on to a lead. It’s steps along the way.”
Jake Oettinger made 31 saves in the Dallas win.
The Stars improved to 25-18-2.
Mark Scheifele forced the extra session with a game-tying goal with 32 second left in the third period.
“Obviously it’s good we got a point, but we had our chances in overtime,” Scheifele said. “Goalie made some big saves. It’s definitely a stinger there.”
The Jets fell to 19-17-8.
“I think that was the game we expected,” Winnipeg coach Dave Lowry said. “We expected a fast, physical game. There wasn’t a lot of big hits, but it was a heavy game. I thought we did a really good job of defending, managing the game. I thought we got ourselves into a little bit of trouble just by not getting pucks in deep, and we fueled their transition game, allowed them to get some momentum. But I thought we had some good answers.”
Winnipeg was first on the board when Pierre-Luc Dubois gave them a 1-0 lead in the middle frame.
Jacob Peterson and Tyler Seguin also scored for Dallas.
“I know when [Radulov] has the puck, he’s going to find me,” Peterson said. “I just try to go to the net, and I know good things happen if I go there.”
Winnipeg’s Jansen Harkins tied the game at 2-2 shortly after Seguin had given the Stars a 2-1 lead.
“I think we were pretty resilient all night just sticking with it,” Harkins said. “Obviously you want to squeak out one at the end there. It’s just a [lousy] way to lose.”
Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves in the Jets loss.
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