DALLAS — John Klingberg finally got a shot past his teammates with the Dallas Stars.
The result was Klingberg's fourth goal at 3:18 of overtime, lifting the Stars to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.
Klingberg got a cross-ice pass from Tyler Seguin and beat Devan Dubnyk, capping another solid night. Klingberg and Jamie Benn each had a goal and two assists for the Stars, who had all five shots on goal in overtime.
"I saw Jamie (Benn) bump the puck to (Seguin)," Klingberg said. "I was just trying to find an open lane for (Seguin) to find me there, and he was making a good saucer pass. It was pretty empty, and it was fun to see it go in."
Dallas' other two goals came on shots by the 23-year-old Klingberg that his teammates tipped in. He has 16 assists and 20 points, the most for any NHL defenseman.
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"He was pretty darn good again," Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. "If he doesn't (score the goal), you might write a story about Dubnyk tonight. So now you get to write a story about John, which is well deserved."
Dubnyk finished with 33 saves, but he is 1-2 in the NHL's new 3-on-3 overtime.
"I'm starting to dislike it more and more as we go here," he said. "There should be a separate category for goals against."
It was another impressive victory for Dallas (14-4-0), which has won eight of 10 and leads the Central Division. Minnesota (10-3-3) had won three in a row.
Dallas twice took one-goal leads, with Jason Spezza and Benn scoring. Goals by Nino Niederreiter in the second period and Marco Scandella in the third tied the game for the Wild.
