The Dallas Stars handed the Anaheim Ducks another loss as Stars defenseman Thomas Harley scored just 38 seconds into overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
It was the 11th consecutive game in a row that the Ducks gave up to the Stars.
Harley seized the puck and raced down to the other end of the ice on the right side circle and unleashed the game-winning shot Thursday night.
Harley, 22, scored his 10th goal of this season, and it was the second time he scored the OT winner, making him the only NHL defenseman with multiple goals in overtime.
“Just kept skating,” said Harley after the game.
He had the primary assist on teammate defenseman Miro Heiskanen’s tying goal midway through the third period.
“He’s been great all year like that, his ability to skate,” said Dallas coach Pete DeBoer.
“I think he blew by everybody on the ice there from goal line to goal line. So, pretty impressive for a young defenseman to skate like that.”
Stars goalie Jake Oettinger netted 21 saves in the win over the Ducks.
Anaheim’s goalie, John Gibson, stopped an onslaught of 40 shots in regulation, except the only Stars shot in overtime, Harley’s wrister.
The Stars are now 7-6 in the month of January and in third place in the central division trailing two games behind the Colorado Avalanche.
Up next for the Stars, they take on the Washington Capitals on Saturday afternoon. The puck drops at 1 p.m.
Travis Tyler