Jake Oettinger made 45 saves to backstop the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 comeback victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night and deny Alex Ovechkin another milestone goal.
Jamie Benn tied it early in the third period, and Colin Miller scored the go-ahead goal on a fluky carom less than 90 seconds later to help the Stars win for the fourth time in five games.
Ovechkin did get on the score sheet, setting up Conor Sheary's goal in the second period for his 645th assist. That pulled Ovechkin even with a different Hockey Hall of Famer, Bobby Orr, for 70th all-time in assists and generated a few faint"Ovi! Ovi" chants from fans in attendance looking to see a different kind of history.
A power-play goal by Benn 48 seconds into the third and Miller's shot 2:07 in that fluttered in off Capitals center Lars Eller's backside were enough to keep Dallas rolling on its five-game trip thanks to another strong performance by Oettinger, an early candidate for the Vezina Trophy as the league's top goaltender.
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