When the Dallas Stars absolutely needed a goal to push Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final into overtime and extend their season who else were they going to turn to? Joe Pavelski tied the game at two after a bit of a scramble in front of the Tampa Bay Lightning net which was also his 61st career playoff goal. Dallas went on to win Game 5 thanks to a Corey Perry goal in double overtime.
Goal No. 61 was important personally for Pavelski because it moved him into first place among all American-born hockey players in NHL history ahead of Joe Mullen (New York, N.