EDMONTON - The Dallas Stars are best equipped for low-scoring games. When in Edmonton, however, they did as the Oilers do.

Down two goals isn't a good thing for this hockey club the way we score goals, Brenden Morrow said after scoring twice and picking up two assists Friday night as Dallas extended its unbeaten streak to nine games with a 5-4 come-from-behind win over Edmonton.

We tried not to change too much, Morrow said about falling behind 2-0 before the game was five minutes old. We just kept plugging away and got some bounces.

With the victory, the Stars (45-24-7-2) are 7-0-2 in their last nine games and clinch their fifth consecutive division title, moving 11 points up on the San Jose Sharks.

People have said this isn't our best year, said Morrow. But since the all-star break, we've turned things on and played some pretty strong hockey.

In their last eight games prior to Friday, in fact, Dallas outscored its opponents 27-6, setting a modern era NHL record by allowing one goal or less in eight straight games.

The overall record is 10 games allowing one goal or less, which the Montreal Canadiens accomplished in both 1927-28 and 1928-29.

When the Oilers scored on their first two shots of the night, the streak was over. But the Stars didn't quit.

They came out and hammered us early on, said Joe Nieuwendyk, who had two goals and an assist. Then we settled into our game.

With the score tied 3-3, Richard Matvichuk scored the go-ahead goal at 5:12 of the final period. He skated in off the point, circled the net and lifted a shot over Edmonton goalie Tommy Salo.

Morrow added some insurance with his second of the night and 19th of the season at 12:58, ripping at shot past Salo from the circle.

Doug Weight made it 5-4 with just 3.1 seconds left in the game, his 22nd.

It's very disappointing, said Georges Laraque, who had two goals first period and an assist on Weight's goal for the Oilers. A team like that, with a lot of depth, it's not over until 60 minutes are done. Two goals are not enough. It's better to be a lesson in the regular season than for this to happen to us in the playoffs.

Mike Grier also scored for the Oilers (38-27-10-3).

The Oilers have 89 points and sit fifth in the Western Conference standings. Edmonton is one point ahead of the sixth-place San Jose Sharks. The seventh-place Vancouver Canucks are tied in points with San Jose but the Sharks have a game in hand on Vancouver. The Canucks tied the Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2-2 Friday night.

They're an experienced hockey club, said Edmonton winger Ryan Smyth, and we gave them too many chances.

Since moving to Dallas in 1993-94, the Stars are 25-4-3 against the Oilers, who've they've knocked out of the last three playoffs.

Since Ed Belfour joined Dallas at the start of the 1997-98 season, he's posted a 12-1-2 regular season record against Edmonton. His only loss was a 3-2 overtime decision on Feb. 25 this season.

Laraque opened the scoring 3:57 into the first, beating Belfour with a backhand from the slot.

Grier made it 2-0 less than a minute later, deflecting in a point shot for his 19th goal of the season.

Nieuwendyk cut Edmonton's lead in half at 13:03, banging in a long rebound.

Laraque made it 3-1 at 16:54, his 13th goal of the season.

Morrow narrowed the gap to 3-2 at 1:43 of the second, his 18th, fooling Salo with a big sweeping deke and sliding a backhand into the open net.

Nieuwendyk pulled the Stars even at 11:57 with his 27th goal of the season, a shot from a bad angle that went in off Salo.