In Dallas,the visiting Montreal Canadiens’ Antti Niemi made 45 saves to help the Habs defeat the Stars, 3-2, in overtime.
Niemi was brilliant all night.
“After a tough game in Tampa I felt like I had to settle down a bit,” Niemi said. “Be more patient. More calm. I think I was able to get there.”
Jeff Petry scored 14 seconds into OT for winner in Dallas – file photo by Lewis Bleiman
The Habs trailed 2-1 in the third and tied it up before Jeff Petry scored 14 seconds into the extra session to give the Canadiens the win.
“Anytime you can get possession in overtime is big,” Petry said.
Phillip Danault struck for both Montreal goals in regulation; he has five goals in his last four games.
“I think I’m taking more of the middle,” Danault said. “Taking more speed and confidence. Sometimes when you score goals it helps you with your confidence.”
Radek Faksa and Jamie Benn scored for the Stars who dropped to 20-16-4.
The Canadiens improved to 21-14-5 and credited Niemi for the victory.
“I said it this morning, players were behind him, we’re behind him, and we know that he’s a character player. He was going to bounce back,” Canadiens head coach Claude Julien said after the game.
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Ben Bishop made 35 saves in the loss.
“We will play like that every game, we will give our team a chance to win every night. Just didn’t execute the chances we had,” Faksa said.
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