Recap: Stars let third period lead slip away, fall to second wild card

After going 40 minutes without a goal from either side, the offense finally came to life in the third period. Unfortunately for the Stars, the result was a 2-1 loss to the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday.

Despite opening the scoring with a goal from John Klingberg 32 seconds into the final frame, the Stars couldn't make it last. Ryan Johansen tied it with seven minutes left and Roman Josi scored the go-ahead goal and eventual game winner with just 1:22 remaining in regulation.

The loss was a big one for the Stars, who not only saw their four-game winning streak end, but they were also passed in the standings by Nashville. The Stars find themselves in the second wild card spot, one point behind Nashville and two points behind Minnesota for third in the Central. Had the Stars won, they would've gotten to within two points of St. Louis for second place in the division after the Blues lost to Ottawa.
Bridgestone Arena has become a house of horrors for Dallas, which has gone just 1-1-5 in its past seven games and 4-2-5 in its previous 11.
Dallas had its chances to take command of the game. They were a breakaway goal away from making it 2-0, but Michael Raffl came up empty on a glorious chance against Predators goalie Juuse Saros. On the ensuing rush, the Preds tied it up with a goal from Johansen.
Jake Oettinger suffered the loss in a 29-save effort, while Saros turned aside 22 of 23.
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Kyle Shohara is the Digital Manager for DallasStars.com and writes about the Stars/NHL. Follow him on Twitter @kyleshohara.