Stars defeat Knights 3-2 in Game 5 for matchup lead

Jason Robertson notched a power-play goal to put the Stars ahead near the end of the 2^nd period after Tyler Seguin took a shot to the face and Dallas Stars won against the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 5 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX, becoming the 1^st home organization to triumph in this opening-round matchup that they now lead.

THE DALLAS STARS ARE FUN! LET'S GO BACK TO VEGAS! @Lexus | #TexasHockey pic.twitter.com/D9vV3sFREQ

— z – Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) May 2, 2024

Evgenii Dadonov and Matt Duchene also notched for Dallas, who have triumphed in 3 straight matches after losing the 1^st 2 clashes at American Airlines Center in the past week as the top seed in the West.

Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger made 25 saves, featuring a nearly full-split save to deny Chandler Stephenson on a charge with almost 3 minutes left in the match.

Hill stopped 22 shots after Logan Thompson was from the 1^st minute on the ice in the 1^st 4 matches.

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Mark Stone and William Carrier notched the goals for the Golden Knights.

PhenomenOtter saved the game 👏 pic.twitter.com/FD7eMwQUwU

— z – Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) May 2, 2024

Game 6 is Friday in Las Vegas, where Dallas triumphed in both matches from the series so far.