Anaheim teammate Nate Thompson tipped it past goalie Kari Lehtonen 2:30 into overtime to give the Ducks a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars. The result was similar to the previous time Anaheim played in Dallas, when the Ducks won in overtime to eliminate the Stars in the first round of the playoffs last season. Dallas' Antoine Roussel, who pestered Anaheim's forwards during the playoffs and drew a team-high 27 penalty minutes, scored the tying goal at 14:33 of the third period. Dallas had only two shots on goal during six power plays, but Roussel scored the tying goal 3 seconds after Anaheim's last penalty expired. Perry broke the scoreless tie while each team had a player in the penalty box. Josh put a rebound into the net in the third period but the goal was disallowed because teammate Tim Jackman made incidental contact with Lehtonen.