Logan Stankoven scored his first National Hockey League goal on his 21st birthday, but the New York Islanders won in overtime and beat the Stars 3-2 on Monday night in Dallas.
Patrick Roy can smile again, his men have ended their short series of two defeats. Bo Horvat completed Mathew Barzal's play in overtime with a quick one-timer.
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The Stars have been having some difficulties of late, having managed just one win in their last six games, and the signing of Stankoven has caused quite a stir. The top scorer in the American League transferred his success to the National League, played a second game with the Stars and scored two points.
At the end of the second period, the British Columbian fired a perfect shot up top to beat Ilya Sorokin after Wyatt Johnston made a good individual effort to move the puck deep into opposition territory.
In the American League, Stankoven scored 57 points in 47 games. His Texas Stars teammate, Quebecer Mavrik Bourque, has the same number after 49 games.
Matt Duchene, who scored his 800th career point, was the other scorer for Dallas, while Ryan Pulock and Kyle MacLean provided excitement on the winning side.