Dallas Stars defeat Vegas Golden Knights in overtime 3-2

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2nd Period

6:20 - McNabb with the assist this time to Jack Eichel for the score to tie up the game 2-2

9:20 - Brayden McNabb scores a 4 on 4 goal, his second goal of the playoffs, 2-1 Stars

14:35 - Miro Heiskanen scores for Dallas, Stars up 2-0

1st Period

8:49 - Wyatt Johnston scores the first goal of the night, 1-0 Stars

9:40 - Logan Thompson comes up with a big save against Matt Duchene, 0-0

PREVIEW

Though the best in the west Dallas is a tough task, the Vegas Golden Knights fended the Stars off well on the road taking a 2-0 lead to start NHL Playoffs with hopes to go 3-0 at home on Saturday.

The Knights took a 3-0 lead over Dallas in last spring's Western Conference Final and eventually beat the Stars 4-2.

Nick Hague is day-to-day with a lower body injury and will not play in game three. Knights Head Coach Bruce Cassidy made comment after morning skate on Friday that Jonathan Marchessault and the rest of the lineup took a maintenance day to prepare for Saturday.

Puck drop between VGK and the Stars is at 7:30 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena.