Game Recap

PHOENIX 2, DALLAS 2 (OT) PHOENIX (AP) - Brilliant goaltending, opportunistic scoring and clutch defense is keeping the Phoenix Coyotes' great start going. Jeremy Roenick tied the game in the third period, and Phoenix held on for a 2-2 draw with the Dallas Stars that ran its unbeaten streak to 11 games Friday night. The Coyotes got a 30-save effort from Sean Burke, who went in leading the NHL in most goaltending categories. They also got a short-handed goal from Trevor Letowski to offset the team's lull in power-play scoring. "It's tough to come back," said Letowski, who scored during a 5-on-3 Dallas advantage. "Killing that two-man was the turning point. If they score then, we're in a big hole." Phoenix was unable to score with a man advantage for the fourth straight game since special-teams quarterback Joe Juneau injured his shoulder. Shaun Van Allen and Joe Nieuwendyk scored for the Stars. Phoenix is 7-0-4 since its only loss of the season. During the streak, the Coyotes have been outshot 10 times, including 32-17 by the Stars. But it took just 12 shots for the Coyotes to get their second goal against Dallas goalie Ed Belfour, who shut out Columbus on Wednesday. Roenick was waiting outside the crease when Shane Doan, playing on the first line because of a pregame injury to Keith Tkachuk, passed across the slot from the opposite circle. Roenick jammed it in on the near side 9:15 into the final period. "We let up," Stars defenseman Derian Hatcher said. "We had it. I don't know if it was us giving up too soon or them coming back. You could say we played well, but we didn't hold on." Dallas outshot the Coyotes 14-4 in the first period, and this time it was too much for Burke, the NHL's player of the month in October. He stopped the first 11 shots, but was falling to the ice when Van Allen lifted his own rebound into the top of the net as Burke sprawled across the goal mouth with 3:10 left in the first period. The Coyotes lost Juneau with a shoulder strain and played this game without Tkachuk, who experienced back spasms during warm-ups. As a result, they were scoreless in three power plays and are 0-for-14 without Juneau. It didn't hurt their penalty killers, though. Letowski, who set a franchise record for short-handed goals by a rookie (four) last season, scored with 7:14 left in the second period. PHOENIX COYOTES 2, Dallas Stars 2 (OT) 1ST 2ND 3RD OT FINAL --- --- --- --- ----- Dallas 1 1 0 0 2 Phoenix 0 1 1 0 2 FIRST PERIOD - SCORING: 1, Dallas, Van Allen 1 (Marshall, Donato), 16:50. PENALTIES: Doan, Pho (holding), :29; Nieuwendyk, Dal (slashing), 8:15; Donato, Dal (tripping), 19:41. SECOND PERIOD - SCORING: 2, Phoenix, Letowski 1 (Ylonen), 12:46 (sh). 3, Dallas, Nieuwendyk 8 (Morrow, Hull), 14:03 (pp). PENALTIES: Alatalo, Pho (holding), 14:43; Letowski, Pho (holding), 10:38; Doan, Pho (holding), 12:08. THIRD PERIOD - SCORING: 4, Phoenix, Roenick 9 (Doan, Numminen), 9:15. PENALTIES: Modano, Dal (hooking), 9:33. OVERTIME: None. PENALTIES: None. SHOTS ON GOAL 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- Dallas 14 9 6 3 32 Phoenix 4 4 9 0 17 POWER PLAY: Dallas 1 of 4; Phoenix 0 of 3. GOALIES: Dallas, Belfour 6-4-2 (17 shots-15 saves). Phoenix, Burke 7-1-3 (32-30). Referees: Mick McGeough, Kevin Maguire. Linesmen: Wanye Bonney, David Brisebois. A: 15,306 (16,210).