UNDATED (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes wasted a pair of one-goal leads before losing for the fifth time in six games.
Tyler Seguin provided the lone shootout tally as the Stars downed the Canes, 4-3. Roope Hintz forced overtime with his second goal of the night, beating Frederik Andersen with 8:37 left in regulation.
Jamie Benn also scored and Scott Wedgewood stopped 44 shots in his debut for Dallas.
The Stars retained their hold on the second wild-card berth in the Western Conference.
Nino Neiderreiter had two goals for the Hurricanes, who lead the Metropolitan Division by three points over the Penguins.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Panthers newcomers Claude Giroux, Brandon Hagg and Ben Chiarot collected at least one point in their team debut, a 4-3 victory at Montreal. Giroux and Jonathan Huberdeau each had two assists for the Atlantic Division leaders, who received goals from Aleksander Barkov, Anthony Duclair, Mason Marchment and Sam Reinhart. Florida improved to 42-14-6 and increased its lead in the East.
— David Pastrnak completed his 12th career hat trick by scoring the tiebreaking goal with 4:10 remaining in the Bruins’ 3-2 win over the Lightning. Jeremy Swayman turned back 22 shots and Erik Haula had three assists in Boston’s’ 12th win in 14 games. The Bruins pulled into a second-place tie with Toronto in the Atlantic Division, one point ahead of Tampa Bay.
— The Wild posted a 3-2 win over the Canucks on Joel Eriksson Ek’s goal 31 seconds into overtime. Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist, and Kevin Fiala also scored in Minnesota’s fourth consecutive win.
— The Flyers’ 13-game road losing streak is over after Travis Konecny scored twice in their 5-2 verdict over the Blues. Hayden Hodgson had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut, helping Philadelphia deal St. Louis its third loss in four games. Vladimir Tarasenko and Alexei Torpchenko scored for the Blues.
— One day after his trade to the Ducks was nullified, Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and two assists in the Golden Knight’s 6-1 rout of the Predators. Knights forward Brett Howden was wheeled off the ice on a stretcher after going into the boards headfirst near the Vegas bench. The team said he was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition.
— Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist in regulation before providing the lone shootout tally in the Blackhawks’ 4-3 win at Los Angeles. Patrick Kane also had a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks, who have won two straight for the first time since getting four consecutive victories in the middle of January. Phillip Danault has a career-high 21 goals after netting a pair for the Kings.
— Leon Draisaitl scored a pair of goals to lead the Oilers to a 5-2 victory against the Sharks. Kailer Yamamoto, Derick Brassard and Evander Kane also scored for the Oilers, who had lost their last two games but improved to 6-1-1 in their last eight overall.
— Brock Nelson scored twice and Ilya Sorokin handled 37 shots in the Islanders’ 5-2 win against the Red Wings. Anders Lee set up three goals to help New York improve to 7-1-1 in its last nine games.
— The Senators scored three times in a 3:15 span in the third period to beat the Jets. 5-2. Brady Tkachuk scored twice as Ottawa won for only the second time in seven games.
Korpisalo done for year
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo will have hip surgery that has an expected recovery time of six months, ending his season.
Korpisalo is in the last year of a two-year contract and was expected to be one of the players Columbus would trade before Monday’s deadline. He struggled in 22 games this season, registering a career-worst .877 save percentage and 4.15 goals-against average while going 7-11-0.
