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Mikael Granlund's 2nd goal pushes Stars past Ducks 4-3 in overtime

Mikael Granlund nets OT winner for Stars

Defenseman Thomas Harley had a goal and two assists and Wyatt Johnston also scored for the Stars, who have won eight consecutive home games for the first time since January-March 2006. Jake Oettinger made 22 saves.

Leo Carlsson scored two goals, one on a penalty shot, and rookie Nikita Nesterenko also scored for the Ducks, who are 2-5-1 in their last eight games. Lukas Dostal stopped 27 shots.

Granlund has three goals and 11 points since being acquired from San Jose on Feb. 1.

Harley tied the score 3-3 at 4:37 of the third period.

Carlsson’s converted penalty shot that gave the Ducks a 3-2 lead came with 39.1 seconds left in the period after Oskar Back was called for a slash on a breakaway.

Carlsson tied the score 2-2 at 13:03 of the second on a goal with seven seconds left in a five-on-three penalty that initially was disallowed for goaltender interference but reversed following the Ducks’ challenge.

Mikko Rantanen, acquired March 7 from Carolina, made his American Airlines Center debut after playing his first four Stars games on the road and had two shots and won both faceoffs.

Takeaways Ducks: Carlsson, 20, has four career multigoal games, two in the last 18 days.

Stars: Harley has six goals and 19 points in 17 games since standout blue liner Miro Heiskanen was sidelined Jan. 28 with a knee injury.

Key moment Oettinger made a point-blank blocker save on Jackson LaCombe with 6 1/2 minutes left in regulation.

Key stat Dallas improved to 3-17-2 when trailing after two periods. Anaheim is 18-2-3 when leading after two.

Up next The Ducks end a three-game road trip at Nashville on Thursday night, when the Stars will host Tampa Bay.

Regular Season Series

ANA wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 11:42 Wyatt Johnston Goal (25) Tip-In, assists: Thomas Harley (28), Roope Hintz (29)
Goal 2nd Period 2:48 Nikita Nesterenko Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Pavel Mintyukov (11), Mason McTavish (23)
Goal 2nd Period 4:25 Mikael Granlund Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Matt Duchene (42), Mason Marchment (19)
Goal 2nd Period 13:03 Leo Carlsson Goal (15) Poke, assists: Ryan Strome (28), Troy Terry (32)
Goal 2nd Period 19:20 Leo Carlsson Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 4:37 Thomas Harley Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Jamie Benn (26), Mavrik Bourque (12)
Goal 4th Period 2:32 Mikael Granlund Goal (18) Backhand, assists: Thomas Harley (29), Roope Hintz (30)

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 15
26 Hits 16
8 Takeaways 7
25 Shots 31
1 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 4
25.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 35
41.7 Faceoff Win Percent 58.3
15 Giveaways 10
4 Total Penalties 4
8 Penalty Minutes 8
Dallas Stars Dallas Stars Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Sam Steel, C Day-To-Day Apr 1
Tyler Seguin, C Injured Reserve Mar 18
Miro Heiskanen, D Injured Reserve Mar 18
Nils Lundkvist, D Injured Reserve Feb 1
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Robby Fabbri, C Injured Reserve Mar 29
Ross Johnston, LW Out Mar 29
Nathan Gaucher, C Out Mar 27

Game Information

American Airlines Center

Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 18,532 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 8 21 98 45
Los Angeles 9 23 93 42
Edmonton 5 26 91 43
Calgary 12 27 82 35
Vancouver 13 28 81 34
Anaheim 8 33 74 33
Seattle 6 38 70 32
San Jose 10 44 50 20

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 4 20 106 51
Dallas 4 21 102 49
Colorado 4 26 96 46
Minnesota 7 28 89 41
St. Louis 7 28 89 41
Utah 12 29 80 34
Nashville 8 40 62 27
Chicago 10 44 52 21
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