The Vegas Golden Knights are one win away from reaching the Stanley Cup Final, but the Dallas Stars can force a Game 7 with a win on Sunday. Will Vegas become the fifth team in NHL history to blow a 3-0 series lead? Read on for odds, news, predictions, and best bets for Game 6.
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Stars beat Golden Knights 4-2 in Game 5
Vegas was flying in the first 15 minute of the game and after they scored the opening goal, the Stars looked rattled. However, Jake Oettinger kept his composure and made a big stop on William Karlsson to keep Dallas within one. The Stars rallied played great from that point on and finally got the break that they deserved when Ty Dellandrea, who was a healthy scratch for the first two games of the Western Conference final, potted two huge goals in a 1:27 span midway through the third period.
Adin Hill played about as good as he could have, but he probably would like to have the third goal back. I don’t think you can blame him for the last goal, which was caused by a horrible defensive turnover right behind his net and his play was the reason the game had stayed tied up until that point. The Stars held a 64 percent edge in shot attempts and a 58 percent edge in expected goals at the end of 40 minutes. Dallas finished the game with a 58 percent edge in shot attempts and they also owned well over 60 percent of the expected goals in the game.