The Vegas Golden Knights took the first berth in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Golden Knights goalkeeper Adin Hill was surprised by Roope Hintz’s accurate tickle. ZumaWire / MVPHOTOS
The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Dallas Stars 4–3 in the first game of the Western Conference Finals series.
The decisive goal of the match was scored from the corner of the goal Brett Howden in the second minute of overtime.
The Dallas Stars had everything Roope Hintz, who was involved in all the away team’s goals. The first power point came in the opening set, when Jason Robertson directed the Finnish throw in at the goal. In the second period, Hintz excelled as a scorer after taking over Joe Pavelski following the pass with his skate and after hitting through the iron to make the score 2–2.
In the third period, after Stars sought an equalizer without a goalie, Stars’ number one star was in goal scoring trouble, digging for the puck For Jamie Bennwho scored a 3-3 goal one minute and 59 seconds before the end of regular time.
The night of three power points (1+2) took Hintz to the top of the NHL playoff points market, past the Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid’s. Hintz has scored 10+12=22 points in 14 matches. Of the teams still playing, the closest threat is the Florida Panthers Matthew Tkachukwhich has 17 power points.
The Golden Knights and Stars conference final series continues on the night between Sunday and Monday Finnish time.
Next night, the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers, who played a real marathon game in their first meeting, will jump into the bag. It was taken by the Panthers.