In Dallas, Jamie Benn’s third period goal with less than six minutes to play in regulation was enough to help the Stars get to extra time, but not enough to get the win as the Vegas Golden Knights got an OT from Max Pacioretty with 51 seconds gone in the extra frame for a 3-2 win.
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“It definitely feels good,” Pacioretty said. “We saw the difference tonight of when we play the right way and the wrong way. It started there in the second period. We really found our game, and you can see the difference when we’re playing as a unit of five and making sure that we make life hard on their forwards at the blue line.
“We felt that we deserved to come out with a win, and luckily we were able to.”
Malcolm Subban made 28 saves to get the win.
Taylor Fedun opened the scoring in the game with a strike in the opening frame.
“A very good first [period] and a very bad second [period] is what you saw,” Stars coach Rick Bowness said. “I thought it was even in the third. We had a great chance in overtime but didn’t capitalize. We got caught on a change and they did it.”
William Karlsson and Chandler Stephenson scored second period goals to give the Knights a 2-1 lead heading to third.
“It’s huge,” Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant said. “They’re one of the better teams in the League over the past 20 games or so. They’ve had an unbelievable record and they’re playing really well. Hopefully it gives us a lot of confidence going back home.”
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Ben Bishop made 29 saves in the loss.
“We have dealt with it as a group and we will continue to deal with it as a group. With obstacles and adversities that we go through, it has really brought us closer and we will continue to stick together,” Benn said of the current Dallas coaching issues.
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