VANCOUVER, British Columbia _ The Stars' longest road trip of the season didn't end well, but the odds were against it.
Dallas had won 10 straight against the Vancouver Canucks and the Canucks had struggled to score, ranking last in the NHL at 1.80 goals per game. So it just seemed likely that both streaks would not continue.
Vancouver rallied back from a 3-1 deficit after two periods and ended up winning in overtime, 5-4, Sunday at Rogers Arena.
"I think we just sat back and they took advantage of that," said Stars defenseman Dan Hamhuis. "They're a good team and you can't do that."
Dallas looked on its way to tying the franchise record for consecutive wins against a franchise at 11 both when it took a 3-1 lead after two periods and when it rallied back to take a 4-3 lead in the third period. However, Vancouver stuck dug in and moved to 6-9-1 with the comeback victory.
"It's unacceptable," said Stars captain Jamie Benn. "We have to be better."
The Stars still get a point in the standings and now sit 6-6-4 (16 points). They also end a five-game road trip at 2-1-2, and have found some new line combinations, so the long-term outlook is positive.
Missing Jason Spezza (lower body), Patrick Sharp (concussion), Cody Eakin (knee), Jiri Hudler (illness), Mattias Janmark (knee) and Ales Hemsky (hip), the Stars have battled with an odd mix in the forward group.
Stars coach Lindy Ruff broke up his lines after an 8-2 loss in Winnipeg on Tuesday, and Dallas has responded with three solid outings. The line of Antoine Roussel, Tyler Seguin and Patrick Eaves scored twice on Sunday and Eaves now has six goals on the season. Seguin, meanwhile, had two assists and moved up to the NHL scoring charts to 19 points. Jamie Benn, meanwhile, is playing beside Radek Faksa and Lauri Korpikoski, and Korpikoski scored for his third straight game.
It was a nice display of the kind of balance Ruff was seeking when he split up Benn and Seguin.
But the game was not without its bad moments. After taking a 3-1 lead on goals, the Stars allowed things to get tied up in the third period. Jamie Oleksiak was trying to push the puck up the right boards when he lost it and lost coverage. Former Stars winger Loui Eriksson was able to shoot past Lehtonen to cut the lead to 3-2.
Then, John Klingberg took a penalty, and the worst power play in the NHL tied things up at 3.
But just when the struggling Canucks thought things might be going their way, the shuffled Stars lines responded. Seguin tossed a shot on net that hit the skate of Vancouver defenseman Nikita Tryamkin and went right to Roussel, who popped in his second consecutive game-winning goal.
There was still more drama to be had, as Alex Burrows scored for the Canucks with 7:08 remaining in the third period to seemingly tie the game. However, Dallas challenged for goaltender interference based on the fact that Lehtonen had the puck covered and Burrows pushed his pad.
Replay officials agreed with the Stars, and Dallas looked on its way to a huge win.
But rookie defenseman Troy Stecher walked around Jamie Benn off the boards to tie the game, and then Markus Granlund scored in overtime.
Dallas has now lost eight straight in overtime dating back to last season.
"We've just got to be better," Benn said. "It's really just will to win, three on three, and we haven't done enough to win those lately."
