Pavelski hat trick helps Stars top Flames in OT
Dallas scored 16:05 into overtime after Joe Pavelski forced the extra period by completing a hat trick in the final seconds of regulation and the Stars beat the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Sunday to even their Western Conference playoff series.
John Klingberg’s hard shot appeared to be tipped by Alexander Radulov before getting past Cam Talbot on the 62nd shot for the Stars, their most since 63 in a five-overtime loss in the 2003 playoffs.
Klingberg got credit for the goal initially, but the Stars said Radulov would get credit for it. The NHL hasn’t officially changed the scoring. Klingberg had two assists before the deciding goal.
The series is tied 2-2 with Game 5 on Tuesday.
Pavelski recorded the first playoff hat trick since the Dallas franchise moved from Minnesota in 1993, and the first of his career on his 54th career postseason goal.
Tobias Rieder tied an NHL record with his third short-handed goal of the playoffs, and Calgary got one in a third straight game against Dallas, for a 4-3 lead early in the third period.
Derek Ryan hit Rieder in stride with a pass after chasing down a loose puck. Rieder easily beat Anton Khudobin, who had several big saves in overtime before the winning shot. Talbot stopped 57 shots for Calgary.
Pavelski pushed a rebound past Talbot with 11.9 seconds left in regulation after Jason Dickinson appeared to get Dallas even with 2 1/2 minutes remaining. Corey Perry was called for goalie interference when he got stuck behind Talbot as Dickinson gathered the puck and backhanded it in.
Calgary’s Sam Bennett scored twice. BLACKHAWKS 3, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 1 >> Corey Crawford made 48 saves in a stellar performance, and Chicago avoided a sweep in the firstround playoff series.
Drake Caggiula and Matthew Highmore scored firstperiod goals for the Blackhawks, and Alex DeBrincat added an empty-netter with 10 seconds left. Chicago handed Robin Lehner his first loss in a Golden Knights uniform since the goaltender was acquired in a trade with the Blackhawks in February.
Vegas suffered its first loss since arriving in Edmonton for the NHL restart. The Golden Knights will have another chance to close out the Blackhawks in Game 5 on Tuesday. ISLANDERS 2, CAPITALS 1 >> Mathew Barzal scored 4:28 into overtime, lifting New York over Washington. The Islanders are up 3-0 in the series, putting Washington on the brink of being eliminated in the first round for the second straight year after hoisting the Stanley Cup in 2018.
New York’s Anders Lee broke a scoreless tie late in the first period. Evgeny Kuznetsov pulled the Capitals into a tie with a powerplay goal early in the second.
FLYERS 1, CANADIENS 0 >> Philadelpha and goalie Carter Hart bounced back with a shutout to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference series. Hart made 17 saves after being pulled from a loss in Game 2.
Jakub Voracek scored the game’s lone goal at 5:21 of the first period.