Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars
· National Hockey League
Smith's late goal lifts Vegas past Dallas 3-2 and denies Stars' bid to clinch a playoff berth
Vegas' Mitch Marner skated into the high slot and his shot ricocheted off two Dallas players and landed near Smith, who scored from close range past a defenseless Casey DeSmith. The deciding goal came after the teams played more than seven minutes without a whistle.
Brayden McNabb and Ivan Barbashev also scored for Vegas, which snapped a three-game skid and won for just the third time in nine games. Adin Hill made 13 saves for the Golden Knights, who outshot Dallas 33-15.
Dallas' Wyatt Johnston set a franchise single-season record with his NHL-leading 23rd power-play goal. Johnston held the mark for the most in a season since the Stars moved to Dallas in 1993-94. His latest moved him past Dino Ciccarelli (1986-87) for the most for the Minnesota-Dallas franchise.
Justin Hryckowian also scored for Dallas (43-16-11), which is five points behind Western Division-leading Colorado (102). The Avalanche lead the NHL and Western Conference with a record of 46-13-10. DeSmith stopped 30 shots as the Stars lost for the third time in four games. Sam Steel had two assists.
McNabb opened the scoring at the 4:01 mark of the first period, carrying the puck out of his own zone, splitting two defenders and beating DeSmith low to the glove side.
Johnston scored his 38th of the season on a power play at 10:55 of the second and and Hryckowian put the Stars ahead with his 11th of the season at 16:48.
Barbashev tied the game at 2, scoring on a power play at 16:48 of the second after Nils Lundkvist was sent off for slashing. Barbashev took a feed from Brett Howden and scored from a tough angle near the side of the net.
Stars: Host the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.
Regular Season SeriesDAL wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 4:01 | Brayden McNabb Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Keegan Kolesar (11), Shea Theodore (25) |
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Goal | 1st Period 10:55 | Wyatt Johnston Goal (38) Snap Shot, assists: Matt Duchene (21), Miro Heiskanen (50) |
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Goal | 1st Period 16:48 | Justin Hryckowian Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Colin Blackwell (9), Sam Steel (21) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:10 | Ivan Barbashev Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Brett Howden (8), Colton Sissons (5) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:22 | Reilly Smith Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (51), Pavel Dorofeyev (24) |
Statistics
 VGK |
 DAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | Blocked Shots | 25 |
| 26 | Hits | 24 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 33 | Shots | 15 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 22 | Faceoffs Won | 16 |
| 57.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 42.1 |
| 14 | Giveaways | 11 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Dallas Stars Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Roope Hintz, C | Out | May 4 |
| Tyler Seguin, C | Injured Reserve | May 4 |
| Arttu Hyry, RW | Out | Apr 30 |
| Nils Lundkvist, D | Out | Apr 29 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Game Information
American Airlines Center
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 18,532 | Capacity:
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 18,532 | Capacity:
