Predators beat Sharks in overtime, 4-3, to set up a Game 7

Viktor Arvidsson scored 2 minutes 3 seconds into overtime, and the Nashville Predators forced a deciding seventh game for their second straight series by beating the San Jose Sharks, 4-3, on Monday night in Tennessee.

Arvidsson jumped on the puck between three Sharks and skated up the left side before throwing a backhander past goaltender Martin Jones.

No road team has won in this second-round series, and the franchise that had never forced a Game 7 until this postseason will play in its second straight with a berth in the Western Conference finals on the line. The Predators and Sharks get the next two days off before meeting again on Thursday night in San Jose.

Colin Wilson, Ryan Johansen and Roman Josi also scored for Nashville, which has won consecutive overtime games on home ice.

Logan Couture scored a power-play goal in the third for San Jose, and Chris Tierney had two goals in the first period. Jones finished with 28 saves, giving the Sharks a chance to reach overtime after Nashville outshot San Jose, 27-10, after the first period.

Dallas 3, at St. Louis 2: Rookie Mattias Janmark ignited a three-goal first period, Kari Lehtonen made 35 saves, and the Stars forced a Game 7 in their Western Conference series.

Vernon Fiddler and Jason Spezza also scored for Dallas, which will host the deciding game on Wednesday. The Stars won Game 6 despite getting outshot, 37-14.

Alexander Steen and Patrik Berglund scored for the Blues, who dominated the last two periods.

Home ice has meant little, given the road team has won three in a row and four of six in the series.

Blues goalie Brian Elliott, who had played well throughout the postseason, was replaced with the Stars leading 3-0 on just seven shots at 16:49 of the first period.

Jake Allen finished in his first appearance of this postseason, facing only seven more shots in the final two-plus periods.