LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Vegas Golden Knights were back in Dallas to face the Stars in Game 5 with the 1st round series tied 2-2. Game 6 will be played Friday night in Vegas while a Game 7, if necessary, will be played in Dallas on Sunday.
Adin Hill draws his first start in-net this postseason, relieving Logan Thompson. Ben Hutton and Pavel Dorofeyev make their playoff debuts for VGK. The Knights look to bounce back, dropping Game 3 and Game 4 at home after taking this series' first two games in Dallas.
Before heading into the game we found some Knights fans among the crowds of green to see what they thought of the series so far and Wednesdays game, watch below:
In the 1st period, VGK started the scoring with a Mark Stone power play goal off a deflection 4 minutes into the game. Vegas' lead wouldn't last long. Dallas answered when Evgenii Dadonov scored one minute of game time later. Dallas continued to punch back with a Matt Duchene goal just after the 8-minute mark to take a 2-1 lead.
Later in the first frame, William Carrier went behind the net to complete a wrap-around goal and let Vegas knot things up at 2. Vegas would hit the first intermission with a 2-2 score after a busy offensive opening frame.
Both teams would struggle to find the net through the 2nd until Alex Pietrangelo was sent to the penalty box on a 2-minute minor that was initially ruled as a 5-minute major. The Stars took advantage with a Jason Robertson goal to give Dallas a 3-2 lead hitting the second intermission.
Scoring chances continued to stay dry for the Knights in a scoreless 3rd period, Vegas being shut out for two periods as the Stars win 3-2.
Game 5 was Adin Hill's first playoff start of the season. Watch Channel 13 sports reporter Nick Walters break it all down below:
