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Jake Oettinger made 21 saves and Dallas defenseman Thomas Harley had a goal and two assists. Harley’s snap shot tied it 4-all at 17:21 of the third period following a terrible turnover by Rangers defenseman K’Andre Miller deep in his own end.

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Alexis Lafreniere and Vincent Trocheck scored twice, but goalie Jonathan Quick fell short in his bid to get career win No. 400.

The New York Rangers close out their season-series with the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden (7:00 PM ET - TV: MSG Network - Radio: ESPN 880 AM). New York will play four of its next five games against Western Conference teams.

With the Rangers leading 4-3 late in the third, K’Andre Miller seemed to be in control while with the puck in the defensive zone. A forechecking Sam Steel changed that. He charged at Miller, breaking up an attempted pass behind the net to seize possession. He fed Harley for the game-tying goal.

Benn’s 11th goal came with Artemi Panarin in the penalty box for hooking and gave the Stars their only lead. Dallas’ captain tipped in a centering pass from Jason Robertson. Harley also assisted on the play. Dallas denied New York goalie Jonathan Quick ...

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Dallas Stars (24-13-1, in the Central Division ... The Rangers won 3-1 in the previous matchup. TOP PERFORMERS: Artemi Panarin has scored 16 goals with 23 assists for the Rangers. Adam Fox has five assists over the last 10 games. Jason Robertson has ...

January 8 - Jamie Benn scored a power-play goal 2:17 into overtime as the Dallas Stars ran their winning ... The goal came after Rangers forward Artemi Panarin was hit with a hooking penalty ...

Dallas was undefeated during its three-game homestand with wins against the Buffalo Sabres, Ottawa Senators and the Utah Hockey Club. The game in New York

But the Rangers didn't make it easy on Quick, who was vying to become the first United States goalie to reach 400 career wins. After squandering a three-goal lead, the Rangers traded goals in the third period before losing 5-4 in overtime on Jamie Benn's powerplay goal.