Stars rally then survive to defeat Predators in shootout

DALLAS-- The Dallas Stars killed two penalties in overtime, including 31 seconds of a 5-on-3, before defeating the Nashville Predators 4-3 in a shootout at American Airlines Arena on Saturday.

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Alexander Radulov and Tyler Seguin scored in the shootout, and Ben Bishop made 29 saves to help Dallas (20-14-3) win back-to-back games and extend a four-game point streak.
"That's great whenever you get a division game and win, that's pretty much four points, and that's [going to] build great confidence for us right before Christmas," Stars center Martin Hanzal said. "… So it's great for our group and we've got to build on that."
Bishop stopped Filip Forsberg and Kevin Fiala in the shootout before Seguin scored in the third round.
Juuse Saros made 25 saves for Nashville (21-9-5), which led 2-0 but lost its third straight game.
Ryan Johansen scored for the Predators to tie the game 3-3 with a power-play goal at 4:45 of the third period.
Stars forward Jamie Benn was called for tripping at 1:05 of overtime and defenseman Dan Hamhuis cross-checked Filip Forsberg at 2:34.
"I take a lot of responsibility myself. We have that long a time to play 4-on-3 and even 5-on-3, we've just got to find a way to score," Predators defenseman Roman Josi said. "Us guys that are out there, we've just got to score. That much time, you [have to] put the game away."
The Stars won four of the five face-offs while shorthanded, and Bishop made five saves in overtime.
"It's huge, our goalie made some good saves, our penalty killers stepped up and succeeded with the pressure against from a great power play," Benn said. "We did a hell of a job tonight in that area."
Nashville took a 1-0 lead on its first shot 34 seconds into the first period. Alexei Emelin scored his first goal of the season on wrist shot from the slot that beat Bishop through a screen.
Calle Jarnkrok gave the Predators a 2-0 lead at 7:03 on a shorthanded wrist shot. Dallas made it 2-1 at 12:13 when Seguin scored on a power play after a pass from Benn.

Dallas tied it 2-2 at 10:05 of the second period when Antoine Roussel batted a rebound out of midair after a shot by Radek Faksa. Hanzal gave Dallas a 3-2 lead at 13:18 after Gemel Smith's hard shot rebounded to him. It was Hanzal's first 5-on-5 goal of the season.

"I feel better; I still got a little better coming in, but I'm just glad we are winning right now," said Hanzal, who has three goals this season.

Goal of the game

Johansen's goal at 4:45 of the third period.

Save of the game

Bishop's save on Fiala in the second round of the shootout.

Highlight of the game

Radulov's goal in the first round of the shootout.

They said it

"We've got to be confident. Every team goes through those phases. Obviously, the last three games it wasn't the result we wanted. We didn't play the way we wanted, but we're a pretty honest group. I think everybody knows we can play a lot better." -- Predators captain Roman Josi
"That was a very emotional game. That makes it odd. When it's that emotional, there is no flow, just sudden changes of direction. There was a lot of intensity in the game. They kind of put us on our heels with the two quick goals. The power-play goal was a big goal for us to get it to 2-1, and then I think then we played really well in the second period. I thought we played really well in the second and we were a little bit on our heels in the third. I think we were a little bit tired from mounting the comeback to get into the hockey game. But it felt like a playoff game. Again, it just seems like every game in this building is a playoff game right now, and it felt like it another one." -- Stars coach Ken Hitchcock

Need to know

The Stars got their first win against the one of the top-three teams in the Central Division standings (Nashville, St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets). … Dallas won 42 of 69 face-offs. … Laviolette and the Predators coaching staff wore holiday suits on the bench after losing a bet based on sweeping a road trip through Western Canada.

What's next

Predators: At the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; FS-MW, FS-TN, NHL.TV)
Stars: At the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; FS-N+, FS-SW+, NHL.TV)