The Vegas Golden Knights missed the first match point to reach the final of the Stanley Cup – albeit narrowly.
The Edmonton Oilers, who conquered the quarterfinals around ice hockey star Leon Draisaitl, lost to the Dallas Stars 3-2 after extra time, but only need one win to move into the final series of the NHL playoffs.
After four games, Vegas leads 3-1, the next game will take place on Sunday night. Joe Pavelski scored the game-winning goal for the Dallas Stars, which forced Vegas into game five. Previously, Jason Robertson had scored twice for Dallas in regular time.
The winner of the Western Conference Finals meets the Florida Panthers, who defeated the Carolina Hurricanes and are in the finals for the second time in their club history, in the fight for the Stanley Cup.