Hornqvist and Klein lift Predators to win

(AP) NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Patric Hornqvist and Kevin Klein scored goals 1:43 apart midway through the third period to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night.

The Predators are on a season-high three-game winning streak. Dallas lost for the second time in two nights.

The teams traded power-play goals in the first. Steve Ott scored for Dallas and Shea Weber answered for Nashville.

With the Stars on the power play, Brad Richards sent a wrist shot on goal from the left point. Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne stopped that shot, but Ott was able to pounce on the rebound and beat Rinne on the stick side.

James Neal also assisted on Ott’s goal, giving him a point in a career-high six consecutive games.

Ott returned to the Stars lineup on Saturday after serving a two-game suspension for a low hit he delivered to St. Louis defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo on Oct. 24.

Dallas took a 2-1 lead at 2:15 of the second on a goal by Brian Sutherby, but Nashville tied it early in the third on Steve Sullivan’s first goal since the season opener in Dallas.

Nashville took its first lead at 10:59 of the final period when Hornqvist picked up a loose puck in the Dallas crease and put a wrist shot underneath the crossbar for his third of the season.

Klein put the Predators in front 4-2 at 11:42 with a slap shot through traffic from the right point.

Rinne made 27 saves to record his fourth consecutive win. Alex Auld turned aside 29 shots in the loss.

NOTES: This was the third meeting between the teams this season. They won’t play each other again until they finish the season series on March 23 in Nashville. ... Dallas G Marty Turco missed his second consecutive game because of flulike symptoms. The Predators have scored a power-play goal in three consecutive games for the first time this season. Nashville RW Martin Erat missed his second straight game because of a lower body injury.