[ad_1]
The Dallas Stars were very happy after the winning goal against the Colorado Avalanche
© APA (AFP / Getty)
Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights will contest the final series of the NHL Western Conference beginning Sunday night (local time). The two men secured entry to the top four teams in the North American professional ice hockey league on Friday with victories in the seventh games of the play-off series.
Rookie Joel Kiviranta was Dallas’s 5: 4 hero against the Colorado Avalanche, who fixed the promotion in overtime with his third goal. Called only to replace an injured teammate, the 24-year-old Finn scored after 7:24 minutes of overtime and fired at his team in their first conference final since 2008.
“I would never have imagined that in my wildest dreams: the seventh game, a hat trick and the deciding goal,” said Kiviranta, who had received a two-year contract with the Stars five days after winning the World Cup with Finland. in 2019.
The Golden Knights had reached the final of the Stanley Cup in 2018, in the pandemic season they are now playing for the next shot at the NHL title. To advance to the semifinals, Vegas helped a 3-0 playoff against the Vancouver Canucks. Goalkeeper Robin Lehner only had to defend from 14 shots against the weak Canucks in his third shutout of the series.
NHL play-off results on Friday (second round, “best of seven”):
Western Conference (at Edmonton): Dallas Stars v Colorado Avalanche 5: 4 nV (Endstand 4: 3); Vancouver Canucks – Vegas Golden Knights 0: 3 (Endstand 3: 4).
NHL-Halbfinali: Vegas Golden Knights – Dallas Stars, Philadelphia Flyers (Raffl) / New York Islanders – Tampa Bay Lightning.
[ad_2]
