NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Hany Mukhtar scored his Major League Soccer-leading 22nd goal, but the Galaxy tied Nashville 1-1 on Saturday as Riqui Puig scored on a penalty kick in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time.

Galaxy star Javier “Chicharito” Hernández failed to convert a penalty kick for the second consecutive match,

With the tie, the Galaxy extended its unbeaten streak to six games with five regular-season games left. It came into the game in eighth place in the Western Conference.

The Galaxy has missed the playoffs the past two seasons and four of the past five years

Mukhtar converted a penalty kick in the 29th minute, beating Jonathan Bond to the goalkeeper’s right as Bond dived left. The penalty kick was awarded when Derrick Williams was called for a hand ball on Mukhtar’s free kick.

Nashville goalkeeper Joe Willis dived right to bat away Hernández’s penalty kick in the 55th minute after Shaq Moore knocked down Chicharito in the penalty area. Hernández, who has succeeded on just four of seven penalty kicks this season, was saved by Kansas City’s John Pulskamp on a Panenka attempt last weekend.

Nashville’s Walker Zimmerman, a U.S. international defender, received a red card for his second yellow card of the match, assessed when Hernández dribbled into the penalty area in stoppage time. Puig took the penalty and scored with a shot to the goalkeeper’s left that deflected off Willis’ trailing right hand.

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Puig delivered for the Galaxy just 10 days ago when his goal in the 89th minute salvaged a point in a 2-2 road draw with Toronto FC.

Willis saved seven shots for Nashville (12-9-10). Bond had one save for the Galaxy (11-11-7).

The Galaxy visits the Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday.