DALLAS (AP) — Thomas Harley scored on an influence play 1:33 into extra time and the Dallas Stars superior to the Western Convention closing for the third season in a row, beating the top-seeded Winnipeg Jets 2-1 in Recreation 6 on Saturday night time.
Mark Scheifele scored for the Jets hours after the sudden demise of his father, but additionally had the tripping penalty with 14.8 seconds left in regulation that arrange Dallas to start out extra time with a person benefit.
Sam Metal, who scored earlier for Dallas, was on a partial breakaway when Scheifele lunged ahead desperately attempting to make a play when he tripped up the ahead on the blue line — an infraction that would have resulted in a penalty shot. The Stars known as a timeout, however missed a shot and had one other one blocked earlier than the top of regulation time.
The Stars transfer on to face the Edmonton Oilers within the Western Convention closing for the second 12 months in a row, and can host Recreation 1 on Wednesday. Connor McDavid and the Oilers, who received in six video games final 12 months, wrapped up their second-round sequence with a 1-0 extra time win over Vegas on Wednesday night time in Recreation 5.
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Dallas goalie Jake Oettinger made 22 saves to wrap up his sixth playoff sequence win over the previous three seasons. He made an unbelievable diving save with 8 1/2 minutes left in regulation, leaning to the correct earlier than having to lunge again throughout his physique towards the left submit to knock down a shot by Mason Appleton.
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Hellebuyck, the two-time Vezina Trophy who’s the odds-on favorite to win that high goalie award once more this season, stopped 18 pictures.
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Dallas has received all three of its extra time video games this post-season. It was solely the second OT recreation for the Jets, who scored twice within the closing two minutes of regulation in Recreation 7 of the primary spherical after which beat the St. Louis Blues.
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Metal received his first purpose of the playoffs halfway via the second interval. He shot a protracted rebound from the highest of the correct circle, sending the puck into the higher proper nook of the online simply above Hellebuyck’s glove.
Scheifele received his fifth purpose of the playoffs when he gathered the rebound of Kyle Connor’s shot and scored from simply exterior the crease 5 1/2 minutes into the second interval. That rating got here earlier than a whistle blew for a delayed penalty, a excessive stick by Oettinger into the face of Gabriel Vilardi, who received the secondary help for his move to Connor.
After pumping his fist to rejoice, Scheifele had an enormous smile on this face when mobbed by his teammates that have been on the ice for the purpose that made it 1-0.
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That was all arrange after Nikolaj Ehlers had a breakaway shot that was knocked away by Oettinger and retrieved by Scheifele.
Hellebuyck withstood a 46-second flurry late within the first interval when the Stars had eight pictures — three that have been on purpose, together with 4 misses and one which was blocked.
