National Hockey League
Dallas 4, Anaheim 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 25, 2024
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Referees: Jean Hebert, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Trent Knorr
Attendance: 18532

Thomas Harley scored 38 seconds into overtime and Miro Heiskanen had the tying goal in the third period of his return as the Dallas Stars rallied to earn a 4-3 victory Thursday over the visiting Anaheim Ducks.

Matt Duchene and Craig Smith also scored goals and Jake Oettinger made 18 saves for the Stars. Heiskanen missed the previous 10 games with a lower-body injury.

The Stars had 44 shots on goal to 21 for the Ducks, who lost their 11th consecutive game at Dallas.

Harley rushed up the right side along the boards after the Stars won a faceoff in their zone early in overtime. He found some space across the blue line before beating Gibson to the far post for his 10th of the season.

Urho Vaakanainen, Troy Terry and Jakob Silfverberg scored for the Ducks. John Gibson had 40 saves for Anaheim, which dropped to 3-7-1 since Dec. 29.

Silfverberg had a goal and an assist for Anaheim, while Isac Lundestrom had two assists.

Duchene scored his 16th goal of the season and gave the Stars a 1-0 lead 2:22 into the game after a Ducks turnover in their zone.

The Ducks tied the score 1-1 at 15:10 of the first period when Vaakanainen scored his first career goal in his 108th game over six seasons. Vaakanainen's shot from a sharp angle deflected off Oettinger's left skate and into the goal.

Terry gave the Ducks a 2-1 lead at 1:28 of the second period off a pass from Adam Henrique. It was Terry's 12th of the season.

Smith got the Stars even at 6:44 of the second period with his sixth of the season, which was awarded on video replay after the puck pushed Gibson's glove across the goal line.

The Ducks went back on top 12 seconds into the third period on Silfverberg's fifth goal of the season and third in the past two games. The Stars tied it again at 10:31 of the final period when Heiskanen scored through traffic past Gibson for his fifth goal of the season.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Anaheim   Dallas
Jakob Silfverberg 2 Points Thomas Harley 2
Jakob Silfverberg 1 Goals Thomas Harley 1
Isac Lundestrom 2 Assists Thomas Harley 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
John Gibson .909 Save Percentage Jake Oettinger .857
John Gibson 40 Saves Jake Oettinger 18
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Anaheim 21 3 0-0 2-2 6 20
Dallas 44 4 0-2 0-0 2 29
Upcoming Games
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against Washington. The Stars have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .750 after a loss.
  • Anaheim will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Ducks have a W/L % of .438 after a win and .281 after a loss.