Stars avoid sweep in West with 3-2 win over Knights

Joe Pavelski scored on a power play at 3:18 of overtime for Dallas to avoid a sweep in the Western Conference final with a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.

Jason Robertson scored twice for Stars in his first career multigoal playoff game for the team, which played without suspended captain Jamie Benn.

One knight at a time. pic.twitter.com/dukVRjyvaP

— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) May 26, 2023

Jake Oettinger came back on his feet with 37 saves, two nights after he was pulled 7:10 into Game 3 after allowing three goals on five shots on goal.

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The 38-year-old Pavelski scored his ninth goal in 12 games this postseason. He has 73 career postseason goals — the most for U.S.-born players and the most among all active players.