Dallas — Dallas defenseman Brad Lukowich didn't want to waste his rare scoring chance to give the Stars a victory.
Lukowich buried the opportunity with a back-hander from the slot with 3:13 left in overtime as the Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2, on Saturday.
Lukowich skated up from the blue line and scored through the pads of goalie Patrick Roy, converting Ted Donato's pass from behind the net.
"If I would have messed that one up, I'd be hearing about it for a long, long time," said Lukowich of his third goal of the season and seventh career. "I was going to go for the forehand, but I saw a (defenseman) coming and got good wood on it on the backhand."
Lukowich was on the ice during the 4-on-4 overtime because the Stars were without injured forwards Joe Nieuwendyk and Jamie Langenbrunner.
The victory was the Stars' first over the Avalanche at home in seven games.
Joe Sakic's 40th goal late in the second period pulled Colorado into a 2-2 tie. Sakic beat goalie Ed Belfour on a back-hander from the slot at 17:37.
Thrashers 7, Bruins 5
Boston Andrew Brunette scored a power-play goal with 21 seconds remaining as Atlanta overcame five Boston power-play goals. Atlanta swept four games from Boston this season. The Bruins, fighting for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot, lost for the fourth time in the past week. Norm Maracle made 40 saves and Patrick Stefan scored twice for Atlanta.
Devils 3, Flyers 2
Philadelphia John Madden scored with 47 seconds left in the third period as New Jersey edged Philadelphia. The Devils won their seventh straight game and increased their Atlantic Division lead over the Flyers to three points. The Flyers tied it at 2-2 when Andy Delmore scored a power-play goal midway through the third period.
Red Wings 2, Blues 2
St. Louis Brendan Shanahan scored in the final minute of the third period as Detroit tied St. Louis. Detroit, which has 92 points, maintained its one-point lead over St. Louis in the Central Division. St. Louis had its winless streak extended to six games, its longest of the season. The Blues last won on Feb. 26. The Red Wings are 11-1-4 in their last 16 games.
Rangers 3, Senators 2
Ottawa Petr Nedved and Sandy McCarthy scored 1:12 apart as New York used a third-period rally to end a four-game losing streak. Radek Dvorak also scored for the Rangers. Mike Fountain made 22 saves in his first start for Ottawa and his first in the league since 1997-98 with Carolina.
Canadiens 3, Coyotes 3
Phoenix Saku Koivu scored twice as Montreal rallied from a three-goal deficit to tie Phoenix. Jeremy Roenick, Joe Juneau and Shane Doan scored for Phoenix. Martin Rucinsky scored the other goal for the Canadiens, outshot 7-2 in overtime. The Coyotes' Keith Tkachuk had two assists, giving him 25 points in 16 games since the All-Star break.
Penguins 6, Flames 3
Pittsburgh Jaromir Jagr scored three times, including the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, and Mario Lemieux had the tying goal as Pittsburgh stormed past Calgary. The Flames couldn't hold a two-goal lead and remained winless (0-9-2) in Pittsburgh since Feb. 12, 1989.
Lightning 4,
Blue Jackets 1
Tampa, Fla. Martin St. Louis scored a pair of power-play goals in the third period as Tampa Bay beat Columbus. Espen Knutsen had a first-period goal for Columbus. ending the shutout streak of Tampa Bay goalie Kevin Weekes at 128 minutes, 44 seconds.
Predators 3, Sharks 0
San Jose, Calif. Tomas Vokoun got his fourth career shutout and Scott Walker got credit for a deflection goal as Nashville extended San Jose's winless streak to seven games. Vokoun stopped 17 shots while winning at San Jose Arena for the second time this season. He had little trouble keeping the punchless Sharks from finding the net while their fans booed throughout the final two periods.
Canucks 3, Leafs 3
Vancouver, British Columbia Mats Sundin scored twice, and Curtis Joseph made 30 saves as Toronto rallied from a three-goal deficit. Gary Roberts also scored for the Leafs, who improved to 5-2-1-1 in their last nine games and moved into a tie with Buffalo for sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
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