Kevin Shattenkirk connected from the right side on a power play less than seven minutes into overtime, and the Tampa Bay Lightning moved to within one victory of claiming the Stanley Cup with a 5-4 win over the Dallas Stars on Friday night in Edmonton.
Dallas, which fell by a 5-2 count in Game 3, took a lead of 2-0 in the first period before Tampa Bay fought back to tie matters at three goals apiece. After the Lightning went up, 4-3, in the third period on a goal from Alex Killorn (Harvard), the Stars forged a 4-4 tie on the second goal of the game from Joe Pavelski (Wisconsin), who now leads Dallas with 12 goals this postseason.
Shattenkirk then scored in the extra session to put Tampa Bay up, three games to one. He and Killorn also collected assists on the night for the Lightning, who have now won three straight games in the best-of-seven series.
Shattenkirk helped BU to an NCAA title in 2009. Pavelski did the same with Wisconsin three years earlier, while Killorn helped Harvard to an ECAC Hockey runner-up finish in 2012.
Game 5 and the potential end of the 2020 NHL season is slated for Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET (NBC TV). A win by Dallas would force a Game 6 on Monday night.
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