Stars beat Kraken 5-2 and lead 3-2 in the series

Roope Hintz notched 2 goals and gave an assist, and Joe Pavelski netted his 7^th goal of the 2^nd round matchup for the Dallas Stars to win against the Seattle Kraken 5-2 in Game 5 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX.

THE STARS WERE SHINING TONIGHT. ⭐

The @DallasStars pull out the win in Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead at home. pic.twitter.com/uPuUQFk2JR

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 12, 2023

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Game 6 will be in Seattle on Saturday as Kraken won at home 7-2 in Game 3, but the Stars bounced back with a 6-3 victory in Game 4.

Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger stopped 29 shots. Rookie Wyatt Johnston also notched for the victory. Jason Robertson finished with 3 assists for his franchise.

Adam Larsson and Jared McCann netted for Kraken in the 2^nd period.