Robertson, Stars recover to defeat Jets in OT

DALLAS -- Jason Robertson scored 3:10 into overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 win against the Winnipeg Jets at American Airlines Center on Friday.

Robertson got to a loose puck and scored on a backhand in front.
Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist, Denis Gurianov had two assists, and Jake Oettinger made 31 saves for the Stars (25-18-2), who have won seven of their past nine games.
"We've come a long way from where we were at the start of the year," Dallas coach Rick Bowness said. "We didn't handle [adversity] well early, and we're handling all those situations much better now. A little more confidence in the group that we can come back, a little more confidence in the group that we can hang on to a lead. It's steps along the way."

Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist, and Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves for the Jets (19-17-8), who have lost nine of their past 12.
Scheifele tied it 3-3 on a one-timer from the point with 32 seconds left in the third period.
"Obviously it's good we got a point, but we had our chances in overtime," Scheifele said. "Goalie made some big saves. It's definitely a stinger there."

Pierre-Luc Dubois gave the Jets a 1-0 lead 50 seconds into the second period when he tipped in a Nate Schmidt point shot.
Jacob Peterson tied it 1-1 at 10:46 after Alexander Radulov fed him at the side of an open net.
"I know when [Radulov] has the puck, he's going to find me," Peterson said. "I just try to go to the net, and I know good things happen if I go there."
Tyler Seguin gave Dallas a 2-1 lead 56 seconds later at 11:42 off a cross-ice pass from Gurianov to finish a 3-on-1.
"I think that was the game we expected," Winnipeg coach Dave Lowry said. "We expected a fast, physical game. There wasn't a lot of big hits, but it was a heavy game. I thought we did a really good job of defending, managing the game. I thought we got ourselves into a little bit of trouble just by not getting pucks in deep, and we fueled their transition game, allowed them to get some momentum. But I thought we had some good answers."
Jansen Harkins tied it 2-2 at 16:21 with a wrist shot after a touch pass by Cole Perfetti at the top of the slot.
"I think we were pretty resilient all night just sticking with it," Harkins said. "Obviously you want to squeak out one at the end there. It's just a [lousy] way to lose."
Benn put the Stars in front 3-2 at 12:47 of the third when his redirection trickled through the five-hole of Hellebuyck.
"Every win from here on out is big for this group," said Benn, the Dallas captain. "We need to catch a lot of teams in front of us and try to separate ourselves from teams below us."

NOTES: Robertson passed Roope Hintz for the Stars lead in game-winning goals this season (six) and has scored 24 points (11 goals, 13 assists) in his past 18 games. … Dallas is 3-2-0 through five games of a six-game homestand that ends against the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday. … Dubois returned after missing one game in NHL COVID-19 protocol and extended his point streak to five games (five points; two goals, three assists). Jets defenseman Neal Pionk, who also missed the previous game in protocol, had three shots on goal and three blocked shots in 19:20.