DALLAS — Radek Faksa's shorthanded goal midway through the second period gave the Dallas Stars a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.
Marian Studenic and Tyler Seguin also scored for the Stars, who moved into the Western Conference's second wild-card spot. They're a point ahead of Vegas and one point behind Nashville. Jake Oettinger made 19 saves.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Brock Nelson scored for the Islanders, who trail Washington by 11 points for the East's final wild-card spot with 13 games to play. Semyon Varlamov stopped 37 shots on goal.
The tip in the crease by Faksa, the Stars' checking line center, was saved but caromed off Pageau's right blade behind Varlamov into the net at 10:29.