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LAST TIME OUT
In the opening game of the series, John Klingberg scored just 2:36 into the game to give the Stars a 1-0 lead. Despite a 25-shot effort from the Golden Knights, Anton Khudobin recorded the shutout to give Dallas the victory and a leg up in the series.
AROUND THE NHL
Results as of Tuesday morning.
Western Conference Final
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Dallas Stars (Dallas leads, 1-0)
Eastern Conference Final
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Islanders (Tampa Bay leads, 1-0)
PLAYOFF REWIND
Vegas put up a perfect 3-0-0 record in the round robin portion of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as they defeated Dallas, St. Louis and Colorado once each. With the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference the Golden Knights defeated the No. 8 seed Chicago Blackhawks in five games in their opening round series. In the second round, the Golden Knights battled their way to a seven-game victory against the Vancouver Canucks for their first Game 7 win in franchise history.
POSTSEASON PERFORMERS
Shea Theodore is the Golden Knights' top scorer through 16 postseason games with 16 points (6G, 10A). He also leads the team in shots on goal with 64. Mark Stone's 15 points (5G, 10A) rank second on the team while Reilly Smith ranks third with 13 points (4G, 9A). Alex Tuch is the team's leading goal-getter with eight goals in 16 games. Three of Tuch's eight goals have been game-winning goals.
VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM SCRATCHES
Stay tuned for lineup updates leading up to game time.
KEYS TO THE GAME
Next Man Up: Since Game 5 against the Canucks, only Shea Theodore has scored a goal that wasn't an empty-net goal and no Golden Knight has scored an even-strength goal since Game 4. It's time for Vegas to get back to scoring at even strength and look up and down the lineup for scoring
Reaves' Return: Ryan Reaves was suspended in Game 1 of the series. When he returns to the ice for Game 2, he will look to impose his physical presence on the Stars who didn't have to deal with him in the opening game.
