Vincour & Lehtonen Lead Stars Past Sharks

DALLAS (AP) -- Tomas Vincour scored in the final minute of regulation, and then added the lone goal of the shootout in the fifth round to give the surging Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.

Kari Lehtonen made 45 saves through overtime and then was perfect in the shootout. He stopped Logan Couture in the final round to seal the win for Dallas.

Vincour gave the Stars the edge in the tiebreaker when he flipped a backhander past Antti Niemi.
Pacific Division-leading Dallas won its fourth straight and improved to 79 points, four ahead of San Jose.

Joe Pavelski put the Sharks in front 3-2 when he pushed a rebound past Lehtonen with 3:32 left in regulation for his 24th goal. But with Lehtonen off for an extra skater, Vincour nudged the puck over the line at 19:45 to tie it. The goal was upheld by video replay.

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