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Fedorov lifts Blue Jackets over Stars in OT
Sergei Fedorov's one-timer 35 seconds into overtime gave the Columbus Blue Jackets a 5-4 victory over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night.
It was Fedorov's 14th career overtime goal, tying Mats Sundin for the NHL record.
Dallas, playing a skeleton lineup while resting many of its top players for the playoffs, scored three goals in a span of 3:36 early in the third period to take a 4-3 lead.
Stars 4, Wild 3, OT (AP)
Trevor Daley raised his stick, shut his eyes and scored the most important goal of a not so important game. With nothing at stake but the sting of having blown a two-goal lead, Daley fired in the winning goal with 33.7 seconds left in overtime to give the Stars a 4-3 victory over Minnesota on Saturday.
Stars extend Tippett's contract through 2007-08
The Stars rewarded Dave Tippett for his coaching success, exercising their option and extending his contract through the 2007-08 season.
Morrow goal lifts Stars in eight-round shootout
After one-sided victories over the Chicago Blackhawks in their first three meetings this season, the Dallas Stars didn't figure to get much of a fight.
This time the Blackhawks made the Stars sweat.
Brenden Morrow scored in the eighth round of a shootout to give the Stars their 11th victory without a loss in the NHL's new tiebreaker, a 3-2 decision over the Blackhawks on Friday night.
Blackhawks-Stars, Sums
Chicago 0 0 2 0-2
Dallas 0 1 1 0-3
Dallas won shootout 2-1
First Period-None. Penalty-Wisniewski, Chi (hooking), 8:29.
Second Period-1, Dallas, Zubov 11 (Modano, Jokinen), 2:02 (pp). Penalties-Lapointe, Chi (tripping), :31; Bourque, Chi (hooking), 1:08; Svoboda, Dal (hooking), 8:48; Morrow, Dal (holding), 10:25; Wisniewski, Chi (holding stick), 17:51.
Third Period-2, Chicago, Calder 18 (Vrbata, Cullen), 2:10. 3, Dallas, Boucher 15 (Morrow, Miettinen), 6:40 (pp).
Stars 3, Flames 2
Mike Modano scored his first power-play goal in 1988 while playing for the Minnesota North Stars. He finally broke the franchise record 17 years later - long after the team moved to Texas.
Modano set the mark in the second period on Sunday and Niko Kapanen added a short-handed goal to send the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames.
Modano notched his 135th man-advantage goal at 6:18 of the middle frame.
Flames-Stars, Sums
Calgary 1 1 0-2
Dallas 0 3 0-3
First Period-1, Calgary, Lundmark 7 (Leopold), 10:56 (pp). Penalties-Ott, Dal, major (fighting), 2:12; Ritchie, Cal, major (fighting), 2:12; Iginla, Cal (hooking), 2:28; Jokinen, Dal (elbowing), 7:20; Modano, Dal (interference), 9:27; Perrott, Dal, major (fighting), 10:58; Simon, Cal, major (fighting), 10:58; Ference, Cal (hooking), 12:00; Arnott, Dal (slashing), 16:43; Klemm, Dal (interference), 17:45.
Special-teams tallies lift Stars over Flames
Mike Modano set a career franchise record for power-play goals, and Niko Kapanen added a short-handed goal to send the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday.
Jason Arnott snapped a 2-all tie with his 28th goal of the season early in the second period and the Stars held on to win for the 10th time in 12 games.
Marty Turco stopped 17 shots for Dallas, which stretched its Pacific Division advantage over Anaheim to 13 points.
Stars exercise Tippett's contract one year
The Dallas Stars extended coach Dave Tippett's contract through the 2008 season after exercising a one-year option Monday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Stars, in the fourth season under Tippett, are 48-20-3 and in second place in the Western Conference. Since being named head coach in 2002, Tippett's record of 135-68-30 is the NHL's best among active coaches.
Mighty Ducks-Stars Preview
GAME: Anaheim Mighty Ducks (37-21-12) at Dallas Stars (48-20-3).
TIME: Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST.
The Dallas Stars look to stay close to first place in the Western Conference and top 100 points for the seventh time in nine seasons when they host the surging Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the first game of a home-and-home series.
The Pacific Division-leading Stars have won 10 of their last 12 games and remain in second place in the conference, six points behind the Detroit Red Wings.
