The plucky Stars are embracing the underdog role missing several key players to injury and feel as if they’re playing with house money. Avoiding elimination pushing Game 6.
Both teams received power plays in overtime, but it was a call made at the end of regulation and another on Stars captain Jamie Benn in overtime that caused the most talk, leading to the game-winning goal from Kevin Shattenkirk that gave the Lightning a 5-4 win and a 3-1 series lead on Friday night.
Denis Gurianov scored on a one-timer during a power play 3:36 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 to advance to the Stanley Cup Final.
David Ayres will get another turn in the spotlight _ this time in Carolina. A night after Ayres stepped in as an emergency goalie in Carolina's 6-3 victory at Toronto.
DALLAS (AP) — Cody Eakin tied it at 12:58 of the second period and rookie Alex Chiasson scored the only goal of the shootout to lift the Dallas Stars to a 4-3 win over San Jose on Thursday night that ended the Sharks' perfect start to the season...