It’s official! The Dallas Stars defeated the Seattle Kraken on Monday night in order to move on to the Western Conference Finals of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Stars will be taking on the Vegas Golden Knights for a chance at the Stanley Cup Finals birth.
After a scoreless first period, the Dallas Stars were the first team to score, only leading by one goal in the second period. After making it 2-0 a shut-out was in sight; however, Seattle could muster up just one goal with only seconds left to spare late in the third period.
Overall, a win’s a win, and although Dallas wasn’t able to shut out Seattle for a series win, they still prevailed after what started as a game that made Stars fans nothing but nervous and anxious. The Dallas Stars’ next opponent in the Western Conference Finals is the Vegas Golden Knights. Once again, expect yet another ugly blood bath that ends in a Dallas Dub.
The Dallas Stars take on the Vegas Golden Knights next! Let’s look at some of their Head-to-Head stats and why the Stars have that slight edge over the Knights.
To date, the Stars have faced the Knights in 20 games. As far as the wins and losses shape up against one another, each team has won 10 of their 20 games; Dallas has one win in OT while Vegas has three wins in OT.
Dallas Stars Regular Season Statistics
Going into the post-season, the Dallas Stars’ record was 47-21-14 with 108 points, which was second overall in the Central Division. Some of their top players include the following guys: Jason Robertson, Roope Hintz, Miro Heiskanen, Jamie Benn, and of course their goalie Jake Oettinger.
Vegas Golden Knights Regular Season Statistics
Going into the post-season, the Vegas Golden Knights’ record was 52-22-9 with 111 points, which was first overall in the Pacific Division.
Some of their top players include the following guys: Jack Eichel, Jonathan Marchessault, and of course their goalie Laurent Brossoit.
Dallas Stars Post-Season Statistics
In their First Round matchup against the Minnesota Wild, the Dallas Stars defeated them and won the series in 6 Games for a total of 4-2 scoring a total of 21 goals in the entire series.
In their Second Round matchup against the Seattle Kraken, the Dallas Stars worried us just a bit there and won the series in 7 Games for a total of 4-3, scoring 26 goals in the entire series.
Their team leaders were definitely Roope Hintz (in points, goals, and assists), Max Domi (in penalty minutes), and Evgenii Dadonov (in plus/minus statistics).
Vegas Golden Knights Post-Season Statistics
In their First Round matchup against the Winnipeg Jets, the Vegas Golden Knights defeated them and won the series in 5 games making it easy for them for a total of 4-1 scoring a total of 25 goals in the whole entire series.
In their Second Round matchup against the Edmonton Oilers, the Vegas Golden Knights defeated them and won the series in 6 Games for a total of 4-2 scoring a total of 22 goals in the whole entire series.
Their team leaders were definitely Jack Eichel (in points, goals, and assists), Keegan Kolesar (in penalty minutes), and Jonathan Marchessault (in plus/minus statistics).
That’s a wrap on what to expect from the matchup between the Dallas Stars and the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference Finals of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs!
Overall, I definitely see Dallas stealing a Stanley Cup Finals opportunity and chance from Vegas, beating them in 6 Games for the whole entire series! Tune in on Friday, May 19th, 2023, for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals IN Vegas starting at 7:30 PM CST on ESPN & ESPN+!