Roussel gets hat trick in Stars' OT win
DALLAS -- Antoine Roussel had a hat trick and Jamie Benn scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Dallas Stars defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at American Airlines Center on Saturday.
Benn picked the corner over goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy's shoulder to score the game-winner with 1:13 remaining in overtime.
Dallas ended a three-game losing streak and won for just the second time in February.
Victor Hedman had three points for Tampa Bay as his team lost its first game after a five-day break.
Hedman scored his ninth goal of the season and gave Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead 3:07 into the game on a rebound. Brian Boyle took the initial shot from the point, and Hedman was the only player to crash the net after the shot rebounded off Kari Lehtonen's pad.
Tyler Johnson scored on the power play at 11:59 of the opening period when he coasted through the defense and beat Lehtonen one-on-one. It was Johnson's first game back after he missed a pair of games with a lower-body injury. The goal was his 17th of the season.
Dallas countered when Roussel scored on a deft deflection at 12:50 of the period. Dan Hamhuis threw a pass to the front of the net and Roussel batted home his ninth goal of the season while battling with a defender in front of Vasilevskiy.
Roussel scored his second goal with 1:10 remaining in the opening period and tied the game at 2-2 after a sharp pass from Tyler Seguin.
Tampa Bay regained its lead at 9:46 of the second period when Hedman scored his second goal of the game on a point shot. Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat had the assists.
Roussel tied the game and completed his hat trick at 4:40 of the third period when he fired a wrist shot past Vasilevskiy.
Stars center Adam Cracknell left the game in the third period with an apparent leg injury. Johnson lost an edge and slid into Cracknell's right leg along the boards. Cracknell had to be helped to the locker room and wasn't putting any weight on his right skate.
NOTES: Lightning C Tyler Johnson returned to the lineup after missing two games with a lower-body injury. ... Lightning LW Jonathan Drouin was a game-time decision after missing Saturday's morning skate with an illness, but he still played in his 49th game of the season. ... Stars D Stephen Johns missed his second straight game with an illness .... F Jiri Hudler and F Curtis McKenzie were the healthy scratches for Dallas. ... Scouts from the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Carolina Hurricanes, Arizona Coyotes and New Jersey Devils were in attendance. ... Dallas Stars broadcaster Dave Strader called his first game of the season after being diagnosed with bile duct cancer on June 3, 2016.