(Las Vegas) Noah Hanifin opened the scoring with 9:54 remaining in the third period, Adin Hill blocked all 23 shots he faced and the Vegas Golden Knights avoided elimination with a 2-0 victory. 0 at the expense of the Dallas Stars on Friday.
The reigning Stanley Cup champions thus forced a seventh game in this first round series. This will take place on Sunday in Dallas.
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Mark Stone scored the insurance goal into an empty cage from his own goal line.
This meeting was a goalkeeper duel. Hill recorded his first shutout since posting two in three games in November.
For his part, Jake Oettinger stopped 28 shots. Hanifin ended his streak of 60 saves.
The Golden Knights had built a 2-0 lead in this series. They won the last four series where they had this advantage and the Stars were eliminated in their last nine series after losing the first two games.
However, Stars head coach Peter DeBoer is undefeated in his seventh career game.