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Nashville, TN (SportsNetwork.com) - Shea Weber had two goals, including the game winner 17 seconds into overtime, as the Nashville Predators topped the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Thursday. After Nashville forced a turnover in the offensive zone, Webers shot from the right circle bounced off the shoulder of Kari Lehtonen and fluttered over the goal line to end the game. Mikka Salomaki scored in his first NHL game, Roman Josi supplied two assists and Pekka Rinne made 18 saves for the Predators, who moved into a tie with the idle Anaheim Ducks for leagues top spot with 58 points. We played hard for 60 minutes, Nashville head coach Peter Laviolette said. There was good and bad, but we kept swinging. Jason Spezza and Trevor Daley for the Stars, who have lost three straight games. Lehtonen allowed all three goals on 21 shots in defeat. Were giving up points in overtime and thats obviously hurting us in the standings, said Spezza. Weber started the scoring after Mike Ribeiro slipped a pass back to him after entering the offensive zone. Weber hammered a rising slap shot from the right point with 4:33 left in the opening stanza. Spezza knotted the score at 1-1 after he beat Rinne with short-side wrister from the right circle at 12:51 of the second. Salomaki entered the Dallas zone on a breakaway, but had his initial shot turned aside by Lehtonen. The young forward, who was recalled from Milwaukee (AHL) prior to the game, shuffled the rebound past the blocker of the Stars netminder for a 2-1 lead with 3:13 to play in the middle frame. Its been my dream since I was a young kid, Salomaki said of playing in the NHL. We just played smart hockey and didnt turn pucks over. Jamie Benn skated across the slot and sent the puck to Daley down low, where the offensive-minded defender was quicker than Rinnes glove, making it a 2-2 game with 1.2 seconds left before the final intermission. With under four minutes to play, Lehtonen stopped Webers blast from the right point, but was pushed out of his crease after Craig Smith was cross-checked into him. Filip Forsberg tracked down the puck and sent a wrister into the vacant net. It was ruled to be a goal on the ice, but was waved off after video replay due to the contact. Game Notes Josi tallied his 100th career point with an assist on Webers goal ... Stars forward Antoine Roussel had RIP Charlie Hedbo written on his stick Thursday in tribute to the lives lost in the terrorist attack on the French magazine ... Daleys nine goals are two behind San Joses Brent Burns for the most by a defenseman this season ... Nashville placed forwards James Neal and Eric Nystrom on injured reserve prior to the game ... The Predators have won all three games against the Stars this season ... The series resumes on Apr. 4 at Bridgestone Arena. Gareth Bale Jersey . 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I did not actually see any of the shots in the game until I got home and watched the video.NASHVILLE, Tenn. - James Neal made sure Barry Trotzs homecoming was not a happy one.Neal scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 1:40 left, and the Nashville Predators beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory.They are dynamic off the rush and they are a strong power-play team, said Peter Laviolette, who replaced Trotz as Nashvilles coach this season. So, we were able to control the rush a little bit. The power play was able to get off a couple goals tonight, but they are a lot to handle.Seth Jones and Mattias Ekholm had the other goals for the Predators, who fired Trotz at the end of last season. Trotz was the teams inaugural coach, leading Nashville through its first 15 NHL seasons before taking the job in Washington.During the first media timeout, a video tribute to Trotzs tenure behind the Nashville bench was played. The Winnipeg, Manitoba, native tapped his heart and waved to the capacity crowd as it gave him a standing ovation.The tribute, the class that the Predators continue to show, Im very proud to be a part of the organization for a long time, Trotz said.Alex Ovechkin scored twice and Marcus Johansson also had a goal for the Capitals, who had won three in a row. Washington had earned at least one point in nine consecutive games.Late in the third period, Neal forced a turnover by Matt Niskanen inside the Capitals blue line. Neal then walked in and slipped a shot between the pads of goalie Braden Holtby to give Nashville a 4-3 lead.He kind of went back against the grain, Holtby said. He made a good play.Jones scored the games first goal at 16:16 of the opening period.In the right circle, Calle Jarnkrok won a faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov back to Jones at the blue line.dddddddddddd Jones moved slightly to his left before snapping a wrist shot through traffic that beat Holtby on the glove side.Neal scored at 1:50 of the second from right in front of Holtby off a shot that originated from Victor Bartley and then was deflected by Mike Fisher.Ovechkin scored a pair of goals 2:32 apart, with both coming from the left side.He connected at 3:46 on a one-timer from a tough angle at the lower part of the left circle off a pass from defenceman Karl Alzner.The Washington captain followed at 6:18 with a power-play goal that beat Nashville goalie Carter Hutton on the short side.Ovechkin has eight goals in his last nine games.Johanssons tally at 2:38 of the third gave Washington its second power-play goal of the game.Ekholm tied it at 15:31 with a one-timer from the top of the right circle on a late Nashville power play.We were kind of rolling a little bit and it was just a matter of time before we could get a goal again, Ekholm said. Just lined it up for a shot there and got the one-timer, so it was nice to see it go in.Hutton made 31 saves in his first home start of the season. He replaced Pekka Rinne, the NHL leader in wins with 29. Rinne sprained his knee in Tuesdays win against Vancouver and is expected to miss three to five weeks. The win was Huttons first of the season.Ive said many times now that I feel like Ive been confident in my game, Hutton said. Its obviously nice to get a home win here, especially with Pekks out. Big win for the guys confidence-wise.NOTES: Fisher has points in five consecutive games. ... Washington is 1-11-5 when its opponent scores first. ... Nashville is 9-4-0 against Eastern Conference teams. ' ' '