PASTRNAK SCORES WITH 12 SECONDS LEFT; BRUINS WIN

DALLAS» David Pastrnak broke a tie with 12 seconds left and the Bruins scored three straight goals in the third period to rally past the fading Stars 3-2 on Friday night.

A scramble followed a faceoff in the Dallas end, and Brad Marchand passed to Pastrnak in front. While falling down, he put the puck past Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen.

Tuukka Rask made a seasonhigh 40 saves for the Bruins. Marchand scored Boston’s first goal and also assisted on a short-handed goal by Tim Schaller that tied it midway through the third period.

The second-place Bruins won for the first time in three games (1-0-2) to move within four points of Atlantic Division leader Tampa Bay. Boston has already clinched a playoff berth.

The Stars are winless in their last seven games (0-5-2). They remained four points behind Colorado for the second Western Conference wild card.

FRIDAY’S HIGHLIGHT

Kyle Connor scored 3:16 into overtime and the Jets edged the Ducks 3-2 to set a single-season franchise record for points. Mark Scheifele and Nikolaj Ehlers also scored for the Jets (45-19-10), who won their fourth straight to reach the 100-point plateau for the first time. Winnipeg had 99 points in the 2014-15 season before being swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Ducks. … Taylor Hall beat Matt Murray on a breakaway 27 seconds into overtime to lift the Devils to a 4-3 victory over the Penguins. … Antti Niemi stopped 35 shots for his first shutout in 27 months, and the Canadiens snapped a sevengame road skid with a 3-0 win over the Sabres. Artturi Lehkonen scored the go-ahead goal by converting a puck that bounced off the end boards 4:56 into the second period. … Patrik Berglund scored twice and the surging Blues beat the Canucks 4-1 for their fourth consecutive victory. Vladimir Tarasenko and Dmitrij Jaskin also scored for St. Louis. Jake Allen made 19 saves in his eighth straight start as the Blues won for the sixth time in seven games.

FOOTNOTE

Stanley Cup champ dies.

Stanley Cup champion and American Hockey League Hall of Famer Dick Gamble has died. He was 89. The AHL’s Rochester Americans announced his death Friday after learning from his family he died Thursday.