Both the Seattle Kraken and Dallas Stars had to rally for road victories Saturday to avoid two straight regulation defeats.
Which goes to show why the teams, who will meet Sunday in Dallas, are in second place in their respective divisions despite a negative goal differential this season.
The Kraken won 4-3 in St. Louis after Chandler Stephenson scored with 1.9 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime. Seattle, which is 4-1-2 in its past seven games, won the opening faceoff in the extra session and maintained possession until Shane Wright scored the winner at 1:57.
"I thought we showed a lot of character coming back," Kraken coach Lane Lambert said, "especially after our last game (a 6-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday) and coming out and going down 2-0. It's a credit

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