World News – United States – Pavelski ties record for NHL playoff goals scored by US-born player

Cup Final, Gm4: Joe Pavelski snatches a shot that redirects towards the net on a defender, tying the match in 3rd with his second of the game

Joe Pavelski tied Joe Mullen for most NHL playoff goals scored by a US-born player with two for the Dallas Stars in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Lightning of Tampa Bay in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final Friday

Pavelski, a native of Wisconsin, has scored 12 playoff goals to give him 60 in his NHL career Mullen, a New Yorker, has scored 60 and Mike Modano of Michigan, 58

“It’s cool to be up there with those names,” Pavelski said this week “We’re currently focusing on the final so this is all just an extra Check it out another day But I played in a lot of playoff games, scored a few goals along the way, and we’re here today So I’m going to keep trying to add to that « 

He scored with 1:32 to play in the first period and with 8:25 to play in the third period to tie the game 4-4 Kevin Shattenkirk scored 6:34 in overtime to give Tampa Bay a victory after winning the Stanley Cup Game 5 of the best-of-7 series is Saturday (8 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS )

Pavelski has scored 14 goals in 67 games this season after scoring 38 for the San Jose Sharks the previous season The 36-year-old played 159 NHL playoff games and scored two goals in the tournament at Stanley Cup playoff round

Modano played 176 Stanley Cup playoff games and won the Stanley Cup in 1999 when the Stars defeated the Buffalo Sabers

Mullen played 143 playoff games and won the Cup with the Calgary Flames in 1989 and the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991 and 1992

Pavelski is the fourth NHL player to score at least 10 playoff goals at age 36 or older, joining Maurice Richard (11 with the Montreal Canadiens in 1958), Wayne Gretzky (10 with the New York Rangers in 1997), and Brett Hull (10 with the Detroit Red Wings in 2002)

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