Will Lord Stanley’s trophy have a new owner?

Last year’s NHL champions were eliminated from the current playoffs! In the seventh Game of the series, in the first round of the playoffs, the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2:1 on the ice of their “American Airlines Center.” With a 4-3 win, they are going to the semifinals of the Western Conference.

Czech Radek Faksa scored the key goal for the home team from Texas in the first minute of the last period. Previously, Dallas took the lead in the first period after Wyatt Johnston’s goal, and Brett Howden tied the Game at 1:1 in the second period. One of the heroes of the “Stars” victory was goalkeeper Jake Ettinger, who had 27 saves.

“In the last third, we held a public class. I’m very proud of how my boys came back,” said the Stars goaltender after the great victory. In the next round, the Stars, who finished the regular season in first place in the Western standings, will have a home-court advantage over the Colorado Avalanche.

The “Avalanche” was better than the Nashville Predators in the first round in six Games. In the second semifinal of the Western Conference, we will watch the Canadian match between the Vancouver Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers.

On Sunday evening, the semifinals of the East began. The New York Rangers took a 1-0 lead on their ice and defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4:3. The New Yorkers’ scorers were Zibanejad (twice), Trochek, and Panarin, while Slavin, Necas, and Jarvis scored for the visitors from Raleigh.