Ducks beat Stars, 5-4, in OT to clinch series in 6
The Ducks' Devante Smith-Pelly celebrates his goal to tie the game against the Stars in the third period during Game Six of the First Round of the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at American Airlines Center on April 27, 2014. Credit: Getty Images / Ronald Martinez
DALLAS -- Nick Bonino scored 2:47 into overtime, after getting one of Anaheim's two goals late in regulation, and the Ducks beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 in Game 6 on Sunday night to clinch the first-round series.
The Ducks scored twice in the final 2:10 of regulation to force overtime for the first time in the series.
In OT, Bonino skated around the from behind the net and got a puck over Kari Lehtonen's left shoulder to get the Ducks within 4-3.
Anaheim got the overtime-forcing goal with 24 seconds left after a wild scramble in front of the net with an extra skater and Lehtonen without his stick.
When the puck trickled free, Devante Smith-Pelly pushed into the open gap for his second goal of the game for a 4-4 tie.
