Stars still alive, out to narrow deficit against Golden Knights

Dallas Stars look to take next step on long road back into Western Conference finals

Thanks to Joe Pavelski’s record-setting power-play goal in overtime, the Dallas Stars staved off elimination in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals with a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights.

So while Pavelski’s fourth career overtime goal in the playoffs – a one-timer from the left circle off Miro Heiskanen’s feed – may have been a feel-good moment for Dallas, there still is a mighty big mountain for the Stars to climb. Vegas won the first two games of the series in Las Vegas by 4-3 and 3-2 scores, both in overtime, before blowing out the Stars 4-0 in Game 3 in Dallas.

“Our effort level, I don’t think it was good enough,” said centre Jonathan Marchessault, who gave the Golden Knights a 2-1 lead early in the third period with his eighth goal of the playoffs. “Closing a series is probably the hardest game of the series to win, right? Just not good enough for our group.

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