Sabers rookie Power scores in overtime in 3-2 win over Stars

DALLAS (AP) Rookie Owen Power scored his first goal of the season 56 seconds into overtime, and 41-year-old Craig Anderson saved 29 of 31 shots in his 700th career NHL game as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Dallas Stars with 3-2 on Monday evening.

Rasmus Dahlin and Viktor Olofsson also scored for the Sabers, who won three games in a row.

Jamie Benn and Jason Robertson scored for the Stars, who had shutouts in their last two games. Jake Oettinger made 22 saves.

Power scored from the right lap after an assist from Teige Thompson, who had two assists.

Benn opened the scoring just 1:48 and 25 seconds into the powerplay with a second effort in the far corner of the net after a skating save from a centering pass by Roop Hintz, who had missed Dallas’ previous seven games. with upper body injury.

Dallas recorded the first 10 shots on goal in nine minutes as Anderson saved several point blank shots. Shortly thereafter, a one-shot Dalin hit from a high slot equalized at 1 midway through the period.

Olofsson converted a 3-on-2 break with a one-shot shot from the right circle 1:44 into the third period to give Buffalo a 2-1 lead.

Robertson hit at 5:58 to equalize at 2 after picking up the puck on the cusp centered on Joe Pavelski, who assisted Dallas on both goals.

Thompson entered the game seventh in the NHL with 61 points.

Robertson scored 32 goals, tying Colorado’s Thompson and Mikko Rantanen for third in the league.

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Referee Furman South was forced to leave the game early in the second period for medical treatment after Buffalo’s Peyton Krebs hit him in the chin with a club. Referee TJ Luxmore went alone, but only for a few minutes before South joined him.

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Sabres: Ending a straight game against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.

All-Stars: Host the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday for the third of four straight home games before the All-Star break, with four more home games after the break.