SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Tyler Toffoli scored twice and had an assist, including the game-winner at 1:58 of overtime, to help the San Jose Sharks fight back from two goals down to beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Saturday.
Adam Gaudette had a goal and an assist, and Alexander Wennberg and Jeff Skinner also scored for the Sharks, who have won three straight and six in seven games. Macklin Celebrini had three assists to extend his point streak to 13 games, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 16 saves.
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Jason Robertson scored his 26th goal of the season and added an assist for Dallas, Mikko Rantanen also had a goal and an assist, and Justin Hrykovian and Kyle Capobianco also scored. Casey DeSmith finished with 26 saves.
In overtime, Toffoli scored the game-winner after receiving a pass from William Eklund. Celebrini also had an assist in this game, adding to his 46 assists this season, with two goals and five assists in overtime.
San Jose went 4-for-6 on the power play, including two from Toffoli. Dallas 2 wins 0 losses
Rantanen scored his 18th goal of the season at 7:53 of the third period, extending Dallas’ lead to 4-2.
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Toffoli tied the Sharks at 9:28 and Gaudet tied it with 4:59 left.
Hrykovian opened the scoring at 7 minutes and 33 seconds of the first quarter, and Robertson doubled the lead with 57 seconds left in the game.
Weinberger’s power-play goal at 4:44 of the second period put the Sharks on the scoreboard, and Skinner tied the game 10:05 later.
With 59 seconds left in the middle, Capobianco helped Dallas regain the lead.
Next
Star: Los Angeles on Monday.
Sharks: Host Vegas on Sunday.
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