Stars coach Jim Montgomery didn't like his team's morning skate Thursday, and the Stars looked a little sluggish early in the game, falling behind 2-0 in the first 14 minutes. But they clawed their way back and got an important two points in the very tight playoff race in the Western Conference.
It wasn't pretty at times, but points are points.
"Real gutsy effort," Montgomery said. "Fall behind 2-0, and then from the 6 1/2-minute mark, we played with a lot of passion and a lot of purpose. Seggy got us that first goal, and we just continued to build from there."
The Kings jumped out to a 2-0 lead, getting a tap-in goal from Anze Kopitar and then a power-play goal from Brendan Leipsic, who tipped in a Drew Doughty point shot at the 13:28 mark.
The Stars battled back on a goal by Seguin, who redirected home a slick pass from Taylor Fedun to make it 2-1 at 14:48 of the first. And Janmark tied the game 2-2 at 6:14 of the second, scoring off a close-range backhand shot.
But the Kings regained the lead five and a half minutes later when Hintz tried to clear the rebound of a Tyler Toffoli shot and it ended up on the stick of Kopitar, who put it in the net for a 3-2 Kings lead.
The Stars dodged some bullets early in the third. The Kings couldn't cash in on consecutive 2-on-1 rushes, and then Khudobin stopped Kings forward Dustin Brown on a breakaway as he came out of the penalty box.
The Stars drew even midway through the third when Faksa put home the rebound of a Blake Comeau shot to make it a 3-3 game.
Jason Dickinson had a chance to win the game late in regulation, but Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick made a spectacular stick save to keep the game tied.
That set the stage for overtime, where Alexander Radulov put a shot on net and Hintz scored off a scramble in front of Quick, and the Stars had themselves a big win while the Kings lost their 10th straight game (0-6-4).
"They played a good hockey game," said Seguin. "They worked hard tonight, but we found a way, and we are happy with those two points."
