Recap: The Golden Knights hosted the Dallas Stars for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals to decide which team will advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. Vegas came out strong, attacking Dallas early and often. The Stars were able to fend off the Golden Knights quick rush and were rewarded with two power play opportunities. The home team handled the challenege and killed both minor penalties. With under two minutes left to play in the period, the Stars took the opening lead with a deflection past goaltender Adin Hill.
Midway through the second period William Karlsson jumped on a rebound off the backboards and tied the game 1-1. Vegas controlled the pace for most of the frame by outshooting and pressuring Dallas. Going into the second intermission the game was locked in a 1-1 tie.
Early in the third period Vegas took the lead with Karlsson’s second goal of the game. A few minutes later Dallas evened the score, but the home team fought right back. Depth forward Teddy Blueger controlled a rebound and scored the go-ahead goal 9:20 into the final frame. Dallas made a push in the back end of the period and evened the score to force overtime.
Quickly into sudden death, Brett Howden scored off his own rebound to end the game 4-3.
The Golden Knights take a 1-0 series lead over the Stars with their 4-3 victory. Vegas will try and take a two-game series lead with a win on Sunday afternoon. Puck drop for Game 2 is scheduled for Noon. (Recap by Jason)
Analysis: Vegas came out and were all over the Stars from the start of this game. They were excellent at both blue lines consistently gaining zone entry and denying the Stars all night long. A few funky hops made the game a lot more interesting than it had to be, but in the end, the clearly better team got the win. Heck of a way to start the series for the Golden Knights. (Analysis by Ken)
Upcoming stories from the Vegas Golden Knights vs Dallas Stars Game 1 at T-Mobile Arena.
Ken’s Three VGK Stars
*** Keegan Kolesar
** Brett Howden
* William Karlsson
The Golden Knights absolutely earned that win. They were the better team in all 4 periods.
7 away from winning the Stanley Cup!
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Net front battles are going to be a story all series. VGK lost one real bad in the first 6-on-5 situation and now it’s next goal wins.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) May 20, 2023
Keegan Kolesar got hit by a puck and it appears to have given him magical powers. He’s been amazing since he came back.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) May 20, 2023
Hitting Pete with a little taste of his own medicine. #ShotSuppressionMachine https://t.co/Xxy9iLjm8S
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