Shea Weber had the overtime winner as the Nashville Predators edged the Dallas Stars 3-2 Thursday night.
With the win, Nashville leapfrogs Anaheim for top spot in the NHL standings. The Predators also have two games in hand on the Ducks.
The @PredsNHL have received GWG from a defenseman in 4 straight wins (Weber and Josi: both 2) for first time since 2003-04 (Feb. 21-Mar. 4).
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 9, 2015
Weber’s ninth of the season at 15:27 of the first period opened the scoring.
Miikka Salomaki, who was recalled on Thursday, scored his first NHL goal at 16:47 of the second period to give the Preds a 2-1 lead.
Jason Spezza and Trevor Daley had the Stars’ goals. Kari Lehtonen made 21 saves to drop to 17-8-7 on the season.
Pekka Rinne stopped 17 shots improving to 27-6-2 on the season.