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SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Dallas Stars missed an opportunity to tighten their grip on their first playoff spot in six years. Sean Bergenheim scored with 4:31 left to break a third-period tie, and the Florida Panthers snapped a five-game losing streak in a 3-2 win over the Stars on Sunday. Bergenheim put the Panthers ahead for good when he redirected Colby Robaks drive from the left circle. "I just tried to put my stick down on the ice and he (Robak) found it. It was a really nice play by him," Bergenheim said. The Stars still hold a one-point lead over the Phoenix Coyotes for the second Western Conference wild-card spot. They missed a chance to extend their points lead against a team that has been struggling. "We stopped skating. You cant do that, you have to play a full 60 minutes in these games," Stars forward Jamie Benn said. "We knew it wasnt going to be easy, theyre not going to give us these games. We have to put this one behind us; it was obviously a terrible outcome. We dont want to remember this one." Scottie Upshall and Brandon Pirri also scored for Florida, and. Roberto Luongo made 35 saves and beat Dallas for the first time in five starts. "Myself and also the team got better as the game went on. We had a really strong second half of the game," Luongo said. "Were competitors. Anytime we step on the ice, it doesnt matter what the circumstances are, you want to have that winning mind-set and try to win." Tyler Seguin and Benn had goals for the Stars, and Kari Lehtonen stopped 21 shots. Florida erased a 2-0 deficit on goals by Upshall and Pirri in the second period. The Panthers made it 2-1 when Erik Gudbransons shot was tipped by a Dallas player, hit Upshall and bounced into the net at 8:20 of the second. "These are good games, the league tunes into these games and theyre big," Upshall said. "We have an opportunity here to play for something and those are fun games to play in." Florida tied when Pirri scored with 57 seconds left in the period. Jimmy Hayes slid a pass to Pirri in the slot for a one-timed shot high into net. "Obviously, theyre playing for their lives," Panthers coach Peter Horachek said. "Getting that second one and tying it up was a great momentum boost for us." Dallas took the lead 45 seconds into the game when Benn poked the puck past a defender and then wristed a shot past Luongo for his 33rd goal. Benn, who scored 40 seconds into Saturday nights 5-2 win at Tampa Bay, has three goals in two games. Dallas made it 2-0 just 39 seconds into the middle period when Seguin scored his 36th of the season during a power play. Seguins shot from the left circle went off the stick of a Florida defender and into the net, giving Seguin his fourth goal in four games. The Stars also struggled against Tampa Bay on Saturday, when they nearly blew a three-goal lead before pulling away in the third. "Tough points to lose, it wasnt a good game for us," Seguin said. "No excuses even though it was back to back. 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"I knew it at the fifth inning, so it was kind of a mental battle," deGrom said, "but I was sticking to the plan we had and I was going right after the guys." With an energized crowd trading "Lets go Mets!" and "Lets go Giants!" chants, Pablo Sandoval doubled off deGrom with two outs in the top of the seventh for the games first hit. Peavy was perfect until Daniel Murphy hit a one-out double into the bottom of the seventh on a ball that left fielder Michael Morse misjudged. The Mets went on to score four runs to back deGrom (6-5), and the rookie won win his fifth straight start. Peavy (1-11) lost his 11th decision in a row, a streak that started with Boston. "At the end of the day, you are trying to put up zeroes and their guy did an outstanding job. I did not do enough," Peavy said. This was the second time this season that a game didnt have any hits until there were two outs in the top of the seventh inning. Milwaukees Matt Garza and Atlantas Aaron Harang each had their no-hit bids broken up in the seventh on April 2. Peavy had never taken a no-hit try past 5 1-3 innings, but the 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner was dealing in his second start for San Francisco. Murphys double came soon after there was a brief delay when Sandoval ran into the third base railing chasing a foul ball. Morse took his first step in on Murphys line drive and couldnt recover, setting off the Mets four-run inning. Travis dArnaud had a sacrifice fly, Juan Lagares hit an RBI single and Wilmer Flores added a two-run double. "I was playing shallow in, and he hit it pretty good, iit just kept going away towards the line," Morse said.dddddddddddd Both deGrom and Peavy got some help in keeping the bases clear until Brandon Belt walked with two outs in the fifth. The Mets backed their starter with fine glovework, while Peavy benefited from a replay call. DeGrom, batting eighth in the Mets lineup was initially safe for an infield hit in the third, but was the ruling was reversed. DeGrom was pulled with one out in the eighth following pinch-hitter Travis Ishikawas two-run single. In a career-high 7 1-3 innings, the lanky 26-year-old allowed four hits and two runs. He struck out seven. Jenrry Mejia put runners on the corners in the ninth but got former St. Johns star Joe Panik to ground out for his 16th save. TRAINERS ROOM Giants: Catcher Hector Sanchez, on the seven-day concussion list since July 26, went through a full workout. Manager Bruce Bochy says hes not sure if Sanchez will need rehab games before he returns. Mets: Right-hander Jeremy Hefner made his fifth minor league start since having Tommy John surgery Aug. 28. He allowed two runs and two hits over four innings for Class A St. Lucie. UP NEXT Giants: Madison Bumgarner (12-8) takes a 2-0 record with a 1.80 ERA into his fourth career start against the Mets. Bumgarner can hit, too. He has two grand slams this year. Mets: The 41-year-old Bartolo Colon (10-8) is going for his 200th win. MAGIC GLOVES Mets: Lagares, left fielder Eric Young Jr. and first baseman Lucas Duda all made spectacular catches early to help protect deGroms gem. DeGrom was most grateful for Lagares diving attempt on Sandovals sinking liner to left-centre that broke up the no-hit bid. Giants: Hunter Pence made a sliding catch in foul territory in right field to help Peavys perfect-game bid in the sixth inning. DANGEROUS FALL Before the game, a fan injured his arm when he fell over a railing above the left-field wall and landed on the warning track. ' ' '