Stone scores in return, Golden Knights hold off Stars in Game 1

Jamie Benn, Jason Robertson and Mason Marchment scored for the Stars, who’re the No. 1 seed from the Central Division. Jake Oettinger made 11 saves.

Recreation 2 of the best-of-7 collection shall be in Dallas on Wednesday.

“We did not give them a lot, you understand?” Dallas coach Pete DeBoer mentioned. “A good-checking recreation. I imply, you get to 2 groups which have performed fairly tight. So, that is what it may seem like, I feel. You may’t chase the sport the entire collection. I believed tonight we had been chasing the sport all night time. So, we have got to ensure we repair that going ahead.”

Stone put the Golden Knights up 1-0 at 1:23 of the primary interval when he redirected a shot from Hanifin on the facility play.

“That was a giant aim for us,” Stone mentioned. “You bought to get off to begin on the street. That’s key.”

Marchessault prolonged it to 2-0 at 8:27, scoring five-hole on Oettinger.

Benn reduce it to 2-1 at 16:07 on a breakaway after receiving a stretch move from Wyatt Johnston.

Hertl pushed it to 3-1 at 17:51, tapping the puck into an open internet off the rebound of Hanifin’s shot.

“Tomas is superb in there,” Cassidy mentioned. “He’s a giant man. So, as soon as he establishes a place, he’s going to be onerous to maneuver. He’s acquired fast palms. He confirmed that. We’ve talked about that since he’s come to our crew. We’ve talked about how he’s a pure, true internet presence. He confirmed that tonight.”