Stars Beat Sharks in OT for Fifth Win in a Row

Jason Arnott scored with 35 seconds left in overtime to give the Dallas Stars their fifth consecutive victory, 3-2 over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night at Dallas.

The Stars, who won their previous three games in shootouts and are unbeaten in eight shootouts, set a club record with their fourth consecutive overtime.

“I’d like to go out and win by a big score,� Coach Dave Tippett said. “But I think these character-building games will help us down the line. The more you learn about your team in close games, the better you’ll be down the stretch.�

Arnott set up in front of the net and backhanded a rebound through the pads of Evgeni Nabokov after the goalie blocked Brenden Morrow’s shot.

The Stars are 11-3 in their last 14 games and are 10-2 in overtime and shootouts this season.

St. Louis 3, Calgary 2 -- Rookie Lee Stempniak, called up from the minor leagues earlier in the day, scored in the fifth round of a shootout to give the Blues the win at St. Louis.

Jay McClement and Dennis Wideman also scored in the shootout for the Blues, and like Stempniak, they beat Miikka Kiprusoff with high shots. Tony Amonte and Matthew Lombardi scored in the shootout for the Flames, who outshot St. Louis, 31-18, in regulation and overtime.

Detroit 5, Minnesota 4 -- Defenseman Andreas Lilja scored his first goal in 71 games to help the Red Wings win at St. Paul, Minn.

Philadelphia 3, New York Rangers 2 -- Joni Pitkanen scored his second goal of the game 1:28 into overtime and the Flyers rallied with three in the last 11 minutes at New York.

Boston 5, Ottawa 0 -- Tim Thomas made 44 saves for his first NHL shutout and Brad Boyes had a goal and two assists at Ottawa, Canada.

Thomas, a two-time All-American at the University of Vermont, has appeared in 15 NHL games overall.

Toronto 4, Florida 2 -- Darcy Tucker and Jeff O’Neill scored on two-man advantages in the third period at Sunrise, Fla., to help the Maple Leafs end an eight-game losing streak.