In Tampa, Alex Killorn scored with L:15 left in extra time on Tuesday to give the Lightning a 5-4 win over the Dallas Stars. 
Dallas forced the extra session when Radek Faksa hit for a shorthanded goal with under five minutes left in the third period.
“Big goal for our team,” Tampa’s Steven Stamkos said. “To do it on an overtime goal that helps the team win is probably as good as it’s going to get.”
Tampa improved to 9-6-1.
“I think we’re still finding ourselves, but with every game guys are getting more comfortable with each other,” Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. “We’re making strides. I thought this was a really good test. Dallas has beaten a lot of good teams.”
Brian Elliott made 28 saves in the Lightning win.
Ross Colton scored in the first period to stake the Bolts to a 1-0 lead.
Mason Marchment tied it 1-1, for Dallas on the power play.
“I just got a little contact on [the puck] and tried to change the angle,” Marchment said. “I thought we battled hard tonight. If we stayed out of the box tonight, we would’ve had a really good chance to win that game.”
Dallas dropped to 9-5-2.
Tampa’s Nicholas Paul and Dallas’ Joe Pavelski traded goals for a 2-2 tie in the middle frame
“For a guy that a lot of people think is just a shooter, I’ll rub that in their face a little bit,” Stamkos said. “I’ve played for a long time and played with some really amazing players. I’ve had a lot of great memories in this league, and hopefully many more.”
Jason Robertson gave the Stars a 3-2 lead in the second.
“It was one of our closer games, most of our wins have been by a lot,” Roberson said. “It’s our second game of the year in overtime. We had a lot of chances in overtime, but you can’t get beaten up the ice.”
Stamkos and Ian Cole replied for Tampa for a 4-3 lead in the third period.
“I saw [Victor Hedman] winding up for a [one timer], so I figured I wasn’t getting the puck up high,” Cole said. “Just had a little bit of space, he kind of slid, I saw guys coming to the far post … [I] just tried to tuck it quick, and it worked.”
Jake Oettinger made 33 saves in the Stars loss.
“We were resilient, went down 4-3 late in the third and there wasn’t any panic on the bench,” Dallas coach Peter DeBoer said. “Guys were sticking with it. We needed someone to step up with a big goal and Radek did.”
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