In Dallas, Roope Hintz scored with 81 seconds left in regulation to give the Stars a 4-3 lead, and win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.
“I know [Hintz] is flying up the middle of the ice whether that’s in the first minute of the game or the last minute of the game,” Dallas’ Jason Robertson said. “I kind of trust him to make that little skilled play to get that puck. I know his speed will just burn defensemen and I’m glad he finished it because it was a big goal and a big win.”
Yanni Gourde and Alex Killorn gave the Lightning a 2-0 lead.
“We put ourselves in a position to get a point, it didn’t happen,” Lightning head coach Jon Cooper said. “We’ve just got to be a little bit mentally sharper, but with a bunch of games [in the condensed schedule], it’s bound to happen once. Hopefully that’s the last time it happens.”
The Stars responded with three straight goals, two coming from Miro Heiskanen and Joe Pavelski to tie the game up at 2-2.
“We needed one, and Miro gave it to us,” Dallas head coach Rick Bowness said. “Just a dominant performance from Miro tonight. When he can skate and control the game, it’s fun to watch. We needed to break the ice on [Vasilevskiy], and Miro was able to do that.”
Jason Robertson put Dallas up 3-2 late in the second period.
“They battled hard to get that third goal, and it was great to see us come back and respond,” Bowness said. “Sixty-minute game. We needed that big one and Roope came through.”
Ondrej Palat got the Bolts even at 3-3 at 15:10 of the third.
“This definitely wasn’t our best, we know we’ve got way better,” Palat said. “We just have to learn from our mistakes, regroup and get ready for Carolina [on Saturday].”
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 38 saves in the loss ending his 12-game win streak.
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