Stanley Cup Playoffs Game Thread, 5/23
Vegas can go up 3-0 in the WCF with a win Tuesday night but don't could out Dallas as they have home ice advantage finally.
Let's watch some playoff hockey!
Scroll down to the comments to discuss Tuesday night's game.
Western Conference
Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars, 7 p.m. CT (ESPN)
Vegas leads the series 2-0.
The Stars' overtime woes in the playoffs – now 0-for-4 – continued on Sunday, as the Golden Knights defeated them 3-2 in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final and took a strong hold on the series. It was also the second straight game the Golden Knights' win was in comeback fashion: Jonathan Marchessault scored with 2:22 left in regulation to tie the game and Chandler Stephenson won it for Vegas 1:12 into overtime. It was Stephenson's first goal of the playoffs.
THAT.
— z - Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) May 21, 2023
JUST.
HAPPENED. pic.twitter.com/qv6ha2ev1f
This is the first time this playoffs the Stars have gone down 2-0. They lost Game 1 in both series against the Minnesota Wild and Seattle Kraken, but took Game 2 to even things up. Jason Robertson and Miro Heiskanen both scored for Dallas, a continuation of their own playoff dominance, but Vegas managed to shutdown Roope Hintz – the leading producer in the postseason so far – in Game 2. The Stars need to start getting production from their lower-line forwards and defensemen if they have a hope of turning the tides on the Golden Knights.
