DALLAS (AP) ― Down a goal with less than a minute left in regulation, the Dallas Stars appeared to have little more than a slim chance against NHL points leader Vancouver.
Moments later, Mike Ribeiro and Loui Eriksson provided a stunning boost to the Stars’ playoff chances.
Ribeiro scored the tying goal in the final minute of regulation and Eriksson netted the winner at 3:52 of overtime to give the Stars their fourth consecutive victory, 3-2 over the Canucks on Sunday.
“It took us 59 minutes to get the second goal, but I thought we stuck with it for 60 minutes and we showed some resolve,” Stars coach Glen Gulutzan said. “We got a result at the end and it’s a big win for our hockey team going down the stretch.”
With a shootout looming late in overtime, Steve Ott carried the puck deep in the Vancouver end and passed to Trevor Daley at the left circle. Eriksson skated to the net and knocked Daley’s goal-mouth pass by Roberto Luongo.
“I was looking at (Daley) and it was a great pass,” Eriksson said after his 21st goal of the season. “I was open there ... so it was pretty easy to put home.”
Tampa Bay 4, New Jersey 3
Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 2
Ottawa 5, NY Islanders 2
Florida 4, Montreal 2
Minnesota 4, San Jose 3
Anaheim 3, Chicago 1
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