Dallas Stars force Game 6 after defeating Golden Knights 3-2 with first multi-goal lead of series

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — So far, the Vegas Golden Knights have maintained their lead over the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final, but the Stars continue to inch closer after Thursday's 3-2 overtime win.

The puck will drop for Game 5 of the Western Conference Final at 5:00 p.m. PT at T-Mobile Arena. The Vegas Golden Knights say, despite the loss, they hope to pull through, close out the series, and celebrate a win at home.

The Stars fell into a 3-0 hole on Tuesday, which also saw the two-game suspension of captain Jamie Benn for cross-checking and a $5,000 fine levied against center Max Domi for slashing. On Thursday, Dallas' victory forced a Game 5 and disrupted the VGK's win streak — momentum that players will hope to continue on Saturday.

If the VGK win on Saturday, they will secure their spot in the Stanley Cup Final and face off against the Florida Panthers. That would also be the team's first chance at the cup after they were eliminated by the San Joe Sharks in the 2019 playoffs.

If the Stars win, the series will enter a Game 6, and Jamie Benn will be back on the ice, adding a new layer of intensity to the series.

UPDATE 5:18 p.m.
Vegas Golden Knights enter first power-play of the game after Stars' Marchment gets called for tripping. VGK took 4 shots, all of which were blocked by Stars goalie, Oettinger.

UPDATE 5:30 p.m.
VGK Goalie Adin Hill makes a tremendous save after Stars' Hintz fires a wrist shot at the goal. Vegas Golden Knights have taken 7 shots at goal, while the Stars have taken 6 shots — the score remains 0-0.

UPDATE 5:38 p.m.
Barbashev scores the first VGK goal of Game 5 on a wrist shot. This is Barbashev's sixth goal of the playoffs, the second of the Western Conference Finals.

VGK is 4-1 when scoring first in the Playoffs.

The score is currently 1-0.

UPDATE 5:41 p.m.
Dallas Stars have tied the game with a tip-off from Glendening, only 1:48 after Barbashev's goal. The score is currently tied 1 - 1 with 4:36 left in the first period of Game 5.

UPDATE 5:49 p.m.
VGK's Hill blocks a point-blank shot off Dallas' Johnston with 3:06 to go in the first period.

UPDATE 5:52 p.m. — END OF 1ST PERIOD
The score remains tied at 1-1 at the end of the first period. Dallas has taken 13 shots at the goal so far, and spent over a minute in the O-Zone during the latter half of the period. VGK have taken 10 shots at goal.

UPDATE 6:14 p.m. — START OF SECOND PERIOD
Adin Hill saves another point-blank wrist shot from Stars' Glendening at the start of the second period. Stars have taken 17 shots on goal, and VGK have taken 11 shots on goal.

UPDATE 6:16 p.m.
VGK's Chandler Stephenson scores another goal — his 8th of the playoffs, 2nd of the series — with 16:40 left in the second period.

The score is now 2-1.

UPDATE 6:19 p.m.
Dallas Stars tie the score once again with a wrist shot from Robertson — 7th goal of the playoffs, 5th of this series — with 14:31 left in the second period. The goal came 2:09 after Stephenson's goal. The score is now tied at 2 - 2.

Robertson also has now scored as many goals in this series as the rest of the Stars combined.

UPDATE 6:35 p.m.
Dallas Stars' Oettinger saves the puck after a backhand shot from the VGK's Nicolas Roy. The Stars currently have 23 shots on goal, while the VGK has 18.

The score is currently tied at 2 - 2.

UPDATE 6:44 p.m. — END OF SECOND PERIOD
The game remains tied at 2 - 2 at the end of the second period, with the Stars taking a total of 24 shots on goal while the VGK took 19.

During the intermission, Golden Knights' Jack Eichel spoke to an ESPN reporter about the final quarter of Game 5.

"It all comes down to 20 minutes here. We need our best 20 of the game and probably our best 20 of the season… we know they’re going to be desperate," Eichel said.

UPDATE 7:13 p.m. — START OF THIRD PERIOD
Tough third period so far, as the VGK take 6 more shots on the goal with 13:56 left in the period. Stars still lead in attempted shots on goal with 27.

The score is still 2 - 2.

UPDATE 7:20 p.m.
Dallas Stars pull ahead 3 - 2 with a wrist shot goal from Dellandrea, and 10:35 left in the period.

UPDATE 7:25 a.m.
Dallas pulls even further ahead after Dellandrea scores another goal on a snap shot amid crowding around the net. The Dallas Stars take their first multi-goal lead of the series as Dellandrea has his first two-goal game of his career.

There is 5:30 left in the third period.

UPDATE 7:43 p.m.
Dallas Stars take home a victory in Game 5, bringing the Western Conference Finals to 3-2.

Game 6 of the Western Conference Final will take place on Monday at 5 p.m. in Dallas.

Tune in for our post-game coverage after Game 5 of the Western Conference Final, exclusively airing on Channel 13.