Leafs rally to beat Stars in shootout

TORONTO — Mitch Marner scored the shootout winner as the Toronto Maple Leafs extended their franchise-record home winning streak to 11 games with a wild 6-5 victory over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday.

Marner beat Kari Lehtonen in the third round of the shootout as Toronto stormed back from 4-2 and 5-4 deficits in the third period.

James van Riemsdyk, with his third-career hat trick, Nazem Kadri and Patrick Marleau scored in regulation for Toronto (41-22-7). Frederik Andersen allowed three goals on 20 shots before getting lifted just past the game’s midway point with an upper-body injury.

Curtis McElhinney stopped 13 shots – including two big saves on Jamie Benn during a power play in overtime – the rest of the way for the Leafs, who are now 3-2-2 since star centre Auston Matthews went down with a shoulder injury on Feb. 22.

Tyler Bozak, who also scored in the shootout, and Marner each added two assists.

Tyler Seguin, with a goal and two assists, Benn, with a goal and an assist, Radek Faska, Remi Elie and Brett Ritchie scored in regulation for Dallas (38-26-7). Lehtonen made 26 stops through 65 minutes of action for the Stars, who were playing their third game in four nights.

Leafs winger Andreas Johnsson made his NHL debut. ... Prior to their recent fourgame slide, the Leafs had won 14 wins in 17. ... Toronto defenceman Nikita Zaitsev sat out for a second consecutive game with the flu. ... Stars defenceman Marc Methot suffered a hand injury against Montreal and didn’t dress. ... Dallas No. 1 goalie Ben Bishop missed his fifth straight outing with a lower-body injury. ... Toronto visits Buffalo tonight before hosting Montreal on Saturday.

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