Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg Jets 2-1
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The Dallas Stars defeat the Winnipeg Jets in six games to reach the Western Conference finals for the third consecutive season.
The No. 1 Winnipeg Jets stayed alive in their series against the Dallas Stars with a 4-0 victory on Thursday night. Now they must figure out how to win on the road to avoid elimination.
Thomas Harley scored on a power play 1:33 into overtime and the Dallas Stars advanced to the Western Conference final for the third season in a row, beating the top-seeded Winnipeg Jets.
The Stars return to American Airlines Center for Game 6 of their second-round playoff series with the Winnipeg Jets. Dallas has been successful on home ice this postseason, outscoring the Jets 8-3 in their last two games at AAC.
When the game ended, Jets teammates crowded around a clearly emotional Schiefele before the traditional post-series handshakes. During the handshake line, each Stars player took an extra few seconds with Scheifele to offer condolences.
But the Stars tied the game five-and-a-half minutes later. And with 15 seconds left in the third period, Scheifele dived and tripped up Sam Steel, who was on a breakaway. A minute