One month ago, commercial flights and long bus trips were a regular part of Alexander Petrovic’s job. The 33-year-old defenseman for the Texas Stars, over the last five years of his career, has become an AHL regular,

Alexander Petrovic had gone nine years since scoring a goal in the NHL playoffs. The defenseman and the Dallas Stars then had to endure an extended replay review before that puck off his skate was confirmed as their go-ahead tally.

Petrovic got rewarded in the Dallas Stars’ 5-2 victory against the Winnipeg Jets in Game 3 of the Western Conference Second Round at American Airlines Center on Sunday. Dallas leads the best-of-7 series 2-1 entering Game 4 here Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC).