As in the first round, the Dallas Stars finally took the lead in their series by winning Game 5, this time against the Seattle Kraken.
Also like in the first round, the Stars want to wrap up their series by winning Game 6, on the road, and return home for a few days off before the next challenge.
“That’s the goal,” Stars head coach Peter DeBoer said Friday, the day after a 5-2 win. Whenever you have the chance to eliminate a team and have extra time to recover, instead of playing another game, it’s beneficial. Especially as the series progresses. You want to take advantage of those occasions. »
It’s the second Saturday in a row that there will be a single game in the NHL playoffs.
The Carolina Hurricanes have just eliminated the New Jersey Devils, thus reaching the Eastern final.
The Kraken lost their sixth game in the first round, as they had the chance to eliminate a team for the first time in their history.
The club bounced back the next game in Colorado by eliminating the defending Stanley Cup champions Avalanche.
“We’re confident,” Kraken head coach Dave Hakstol said. We need to win two games in a row, but first we need to get a win to start. »
Jason Robertson, the first player in Stars history to reach 100 points in the regular season, hasn’t scored in his last six games.
During the campaign, he amassed 46 goals and 63 assists.
Robertson, however, was involved in three straight goals in Game 5.