The Western Conference Final shifts back to Dallas on Monday, where Jason Robertson and the Stars will look to even the series in front of their home crowd when they host Jonathan Marchessault and the Golden Knights, who are just one win shy of a Stanley Cup Final berth.
Dallas owns an all-time record of 18-16 at home when facing elimination, while Vegas is 4-6 in potential series-clinching games on the road.
The Stars are the fifth team in NHL history to force at least a Game 6 after trailing 3-0 in a Conference Finals or Semifinals series and the only franchise to achieve the feat twice.
Dallas will now look to become the third team in NHL history to force a Game 7 for a spot in the Stanley Cup Final after facing a 3-0 series deficit in that round – a feat last achieved 48 years ago.
Jason Robertson can climb multiple franchise lists with a goal Monday, including becoming the first player in Stars/North Stars history to score six in the round before the Stanley Cup Final.
Marchessault is tied with Karlsson and Chandler Stephenson for the team lead in goals this postseason with eight each. All three players have the opportunity to overtake the Golden Knights record for the most goals in a single playoff year – the current benchmark of eight was originally set by Marchessault in 2018 and was also matched by Alex Tuch in 2020.
Source: NHL Morning Skate: Stanley Cup Playoffs Edition – May 29, 2023
Ty Dellandrea #10 of the Dallas Stars celebrates after scoring one of his two goals against the Vegas Golden Knights in the the third period of Game Five of the 2023 Western Conference Final of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena on May 27, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
By Paul Delos Santos / NHL.com Independent Correspondent
May 27, 2023
LAS VEGAS — Ty Dellandrea scored twice in the third period for the Dallas Stars, who avoided elimination again with a 4-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.
It was the first multigoal NHL game for Dellandrea, who was a healthy scratch the first two games of this series.
Vegas still leads the best-of-7 series 3-2. Game 6 will be in Dallas on Monday.
Dellandrea gave the Stars a 3-2 lead at 10:35 of the third period when his shot from the right circle deflected off Alex Pietrangelo‘s stick and beat Hill short side under his glove.
Dellandrea then made it 4-2 at 12:02, scoring from in front after Max Domi was pushed into Hill by Nicolas Hague.
Barbshev gave the Golden Knights a 1-0 lead at 13:36 of the first period. After Jack Eichel won a battle with Wyatt Johnston, Barbashev picked up the loose puck, cut toward the net, and warded off Mason Marchment before tucking a shot past Oettinger’s right pad.
Glendening tied it 1-1 at 15:24, redirecting Thomas Harley‘s shot from the point.
Stephenson put Vegas back in front 2-1 at 3:20 of the second period. He skated off the bench, took a cross-ice pass from Shea Theodore in the left circle, and roofed a wrist shot glove side on Oettinger.
Robertson tied it 2-2 at 5:29. His initial shot was blocked by Theodore, but the puck landed at his feet and he chipped the rebound in over Hill.
NOTES
Ty Dellandrea scored twice in the span of 1:27 – the fifth-fastest two playoff goals by one skater in Stars/North Stars history. The last Dallas player to score two faster playoff goals was Jere Lehtinen (1:04 in Game 2 of 2006 CQF)….He also recorded the first multi-goal game of his career (regular season or playoffs) and became just the fourth player to do so in a game which his team was facing elimination in the Conference Final/Semifinal. The others: Eddie Mazur in Game 7 of the 1953 Semifinals (w/ MTL), Johnny Peirson in Game 4 of the 1948 Semifinals (w/ BOS) and Charlie Sands in Game 4 of the 1933 Semifinals (w/ TOR).
Max Domi became the fourth skater in Stars/North Stars history to record 10 assists in his first postseason with the team, joining Brian Propp (15 in 1991), Bobby Smith (13 in 1980) and Brad Richards (12 in 2008).
Chandler Stephenson scored his eighth goal of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, tying the Golden Knights’ franchise record for the most in a single postseason. Jonathan Marchessault and William Karlsson also have eight goals this postseason.
The Stars’ Game 5 win marked the 45th victory by a road team in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, which tied the third most in a single playoff year in NHL history. The only postseasons to feature as many road wins are 2012 (47), 1987 (46), and 2016 (45).
