NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period, and the Dallas Stars rallied to beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Sunday night.
Oskar Bäck and Wyatt Johnston also scored, and Jason Robertson had two assists for Dallas, which won its second straight game after losing four in a row (0-3-1). Goalie Casey DeSmith made 23 saves.
Jonathan Marchessault and Spencer Stastney scored for Nashville, which had won two consecutive games prior to this loss. Justus Annunen finished with 24 saves for the Predators.
With a Stars power play winding down, Robertson passed to Mavrik Bourque on the left side. Bourque then found Rantanen across the front of the goal, who tapped in the game-winning goal with 9:16 remaining in the third period.
Marchessault opened the scoring for the Predators with a power-play goal at 8:02 of the first period. He capitalized on a rebound of Ryan O’Reilly’s attempt in front of the net.
Stastney extended Nashville’s lead to 2-0 at 7:15 of the second period, beating DeSmith from the left faceoff circle.
Bäck, making his season debut, pulled the Stars within one goal at 9:36 of the second period by tipping in Radek Faksa’s turnaround shot from the right point.
Johnston tied the game at 3-3:31 remaining in the middle period, scoring on a backhander during a 2-on-1 rush with Robertson. The goal came shortly after DeSmith made a stellar save at the other end.
Up Next:
Stars — Host Washington on Tuesday night.
Predators — Host Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.
