The Dallas Stars, seeded No. 1 in the Western Conference, completed their comeback from a 2-0 series deficit, winning Game 7 over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night 2-1, a victory that allows them to plan a Round 2 date with the Colorado Avalanche.
After being out with an undisclosed injury since leaving the bench late in Game 2, Faksa scored 44 seconds into the third period with a backhander from the circle to the left of goalie
The visitor won the first four games in this series until the home teams held serve the last three games.Dallas has won Game 7s in each of its first two postseasons for coach Pete DeBoer, who is now 8-0 in his career in such games with four different teams. That includes the Knights' only Game 7 wins in 2020 and 2021 when he was their coach.
A day after his 20th birthday last year, Johnston became the youngest player in NHL history with a game-clinching goal in a Game 7. He gathered a puck that ricocheted off the back boards in the third period of the Stars' 2-1 win over Seattle in that second-round series.
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