DALLAS (AP) — After Tyler Seguin took a shot to the face, Jason Robertson scored a power-play goal late in the second period to put Dallas ahead and the Stars defeated Vegas in Game 5 on Wednesday night. The first home team to win this opening game series, defeating the Golden Knights 3-2 and currently leading.
Evgeni Dadonov and Matt Duchene also scored for the Stars, who have won their third straight game as the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference after dropping their first two games at home last week.
After Alex Pietrangelo took a wide backhand swing that connected with the faces of Stars forwards gathered against the boards, Seguin fell to the ice, a bit dazed. The play was originally called a five-minute major, but after a replay review, it was changed to a minor penalty.
Still, it was a big blow for the Knights as Robertson took the first shot on the advantage. His third goal of the series came after he took a ricochet of his own and sent the puck through traffic in front of the net, past goaltender Adin Hill, who was starting the first game of the series for the Knights.
Oilers 4, Kings 3
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored twice and Edmonton defeated Los Angeles in Game 5 to win the first round of the NHL playoff series.
Edmonton led by six games in 2023 and seven games in 2022 before eliminating Los Angeles in the opener for the third year in a row.
Zach Hyman, who scored his seventh postseason goal, and Evander Kane also scored for Edmonton, which lost only 5-4 in overtime in Game 2 of the best-of-seven series.
Evan Bouchard had three assists and Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each had two assists as Edmonton's offense erupted at Rogers Place. McDavid increased his total points to a playoff-leading 12 (1 goal, 11 assists).
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