BOSTON _ Tyler Seguin was drafted by the Boston Bruins, played his first three seasons with the Boston Bruins and won a Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins, so trips back here are pretty special.
Seguin made it even more special Monday, scoring an overtime goal to lead the Stars to a 3-2 victory against one of the hottest teams in the league.
Seguin patiently outwaited Bruins goalie Anton Khudobin before lifting in his 22nd goal of the season and fourth game-winner at 2:59 of overtime. That pushed the Stars to 25-17-3 (53 points) and started their four game road trip off on the right skate.
"It's a key road trip and these guys play good hockey," Seguin said. "We did a good job."
The Bruins fall to 24-10-8 (56 points) and are now 9-0-4 in their past 13 games. Beating a Boston team that still contains several of Seguin's good friends makes every trip back a little different.
"It's special, and it's weird playing here," said Seguin, who was drafted second overall by the Bruins in 2010, won the Stanley Cup in 2011 and was traded to the Stars in 2013. "I enjoy during the anthem looking up and seeing the banners of the teams I was a part of, so it will always be special for me playing here."
And a special place to win. Seguin had a hand in two goals, as he was a part of captain Jamie Benn's audible on a faceoff in the second period. Benn directed Seguin to move backward into shooting position to distract the Bruins. Benn then took a shot on goal off the faceoff, and Alexander Radulov surged ahead and scored off of the rebound.
"It was planned," Seguin said. "Chubs (Benn) gave me the old tap back and we were all planning we were going forward."
It was just one of many key moments in the game. Stars coach Ken Hitchcock scratched Jason Spezza and put together a scrappy fourth line of Remi Elie-Gemel Smith-Brett Ritchie. That combination helped set up a Stephen Johns goal in the second period.
Then, Seguin came through in overtime. He danced from the left wall into the slot and then held onto the puck long enough to get Khudobin down on the ice.
"I felt everyone was just sliding on me," Seguin said. "I kind of wanted to pass, I think even the goalie thought I was going to pass, but I just waited for the right play."
A play that finished off a nice game for Seguin, who had three shots on goal, two takeaways and won 12-of-21 faceoffs.
"He has made himself into a very good player," Hitchcock said. "He's accountable in every situation. He's really matured. I think he's a guy you don't even worry about anymore. He's killing penalties, he's taking key faceoffs, he's quarterbacking the power play, he's playing against the other team's best players. To me, that's what a No. 1 center does, and that's exactly what he's doing."
