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Then, with the teams skating 4-on-4, Nystrom took a cross-ice pass from Gaustad before lifting a backhand past Dallas goalie Anders Lindback from the right side.Goose slid it over and I thought the D was going to poke it and it was a little too far away from him. Nystrom said. I pulled to my backhand, and I was actually thinking, This is going to be a bad shot, but I got pretty good wood on it.Josi added an empty-netter with 3 seconds remaining.Our top guys have struggled, and it has probably hurt us more than anything, Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. If theyre going well, we are going to win.Lindback finished with 29 saves.In tight games, I need to make those saves that will keep us in it, Lindback said. Every point matters. Unfortunately today, I didnt capitalize and we as a team didnt manage to get back. So we will look forward and keep on goiing.ddddddddddddThe assist on Nystroms goal completed a Gordie Howe hat trick for Gaustad, who got into a fight with Dallas Vernon Fiddler in the first period.Roussel put the Stars ahead at 7:14 of the opening period. From the left point, Trevor Daley passed to Roussel at the right faceoff dot, and Roussel skated to the bottom of the circle and sent a shot that deflected off the skate of Nashville defenceman Ryan Ellis and past Rinne.Weber tied it with 40.8 seconds remaining in the second as he elevated a wrist shot from the right point that ended up skipping between Lindbacks pads. It was his second goal in two games.Anytime you can score late in a period, thats killer when it happens against you and then obviously its a momentum booster going into the locker room, Weber said. You want to avoid giving them up but obviously take them when you can get them.Weber prevented the Stars from opening a two-goal lead midway through the second when he stopped a shot by Tyler Seguin from the right circle while Rinne was out of position after making a save seconds before.A seventh round draft pick of the Predators in 2007, Lindback spent two seasons in Nashville as Rinnes backup. After spending the last two years with Tampa Bay, he signed with the Stars on July 1.NOTES: Nashville has given up the first goal in both of its games this season. ... Weber led NHL defencemen in goals last season with 23. ... The home team won all five games between the two teams in 2013-14. ... Roussel scored a career-high 14 goals last season. He was the only player in the NHL who had over 150 penalty minutes and 25 points. 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