The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Dallas Stars 2-0 in Game 6 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Friday night at T-Mobile Arena. The best-of-seven series is tied at 3-3.
how did it go down
After two scoreless periods, Noah Hanifin opened the night by scoring an unassisted goal to give Vegas a 1–0 lead. With 18.9 seconds left in regulation, Mark Stone scored an empty-net goal to give Vegas a 2–0 win over the Dallas Stars and force a Game 7. Adin Hill’s shutout is his first this postseason and third in his playoff career. ,
top performers
Noah Hanifin: Hanifin scored his second goal of the series.
edin hill: Hill stopped all 23 shots on goal.
mark stone: Stone’s empty-net goal extended Vegas’ lead.
Alex Pietrangelo: Pietrangelo had one assist, a +1 rating, four shots on goal and four shots stopped.
William Carlson: Karlsson recorded one assist, a +1 rating and won three faceoffs.
series at a glance
Game 1: Golden Knights 4, Stars 3 | highlight
Game 2: Golden Knights 3, Stars 1 | highlight
Game 3: Stars 3, Golden Knights 2 | highlight
Game 4: Stars 4, Golden Knights 2 | highlight
Game 5: Stars 3, Golden Knights 2 | highlight
Game 6: Golden Knights 2, Stars 0 | highlight
Game 7: Sunday, May 5 at 4:30 pm PT at American Airlines Center (broadcast TBD)
appearance: 18,432
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looking aheadThe Golden Knights and Stars return to Dallas for Game 7 of their opening round series on Sunday at American Airlines Center at 4:30 p.m. Broadcast details are TBD. The Golden Knights will host watch parties at Stadium Swim in Circa Las Vegas and Downtown Summerlin.
