This post will contain the entirety of the Stanley Cup Final between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Dallas Stars.
Game 1: Anton Khudobin and Andrei Vasilevskiy man the nets. Dallas began in the first period on a Joel Hanley goal, via Roope Hintz. Tampa Bay tied it on a Yanni Gourde goal, his sixth of the postseason, made possible by Blake Coleman and Barclay Goodrow. The Stars retook the lead in the second period with a Jamie Oleksiak goal, his fifth of the playoffs, guided in by Alexander Radulov and Miro Heiskanen. Dallas added on with a Joel Kiviranta goal, his fifth of the postseason, coming off of Esa Lindell and John Klingberg. The Stars iced it at 4-1 with a Jason Dickinson empty net goal, set up by Blake Comeau and Mattias Janmark. The three stars were Khudobin (35 for 36 in saves), Oleksiak, and Kiviranta. The Stars lead the series 1-0.
Game 2: Anton Khudobin and Andrei Vasilevskiy again start in goal. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Brayden Point power play goal, his tenth of the postseason, powered by Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. The Lightning added on with an Ondrej Palat power play goal, his ninth of the playoffs, with assists by Kucherov and Hedman. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Kevin Shattenkirk scored his second of the postseason, thanks to Blake Coleman and Anthony Cirelli. Dallas got on the board in the second period with a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his tenth of the playoffs, assisted by John Klingberg and Alexander Radulov. The Stars got one back in the third period with a Mattias Janmark goal, guided in by Klingberg and Radulov. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Kucherov, Hedman, and Klingberg, while Radulov gets an honorable mention. The series is now tied at 1.
Game 3: Andrei Vasilevskiy and Anton Khudobin protect the nets. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his seventh of the postseason, going in unassisted. The Lightning added on with a Steven Stamkos goal, via Victor Hedman and Jan Rutta. Dallas got on the board with a shorthanded Jason Dickinson goal, his second of the playoffs, set up by Roope Hintz. Tampa Bay replied in the second period with a Hedman power play goal, his tenth of the postseason, powered by Anthony Cirelli and Ondrej Palat. The Lightning extended the lead as Brayden Point scored his eleventh of the playoffs, thanks to Kucherov and Hedman. Tampa Bay padded the lead on a Palat goal, his tenth of the postseason, made possible by Point and Kevin Shattenkirk. Jake Oettinger replaced Khudobin in goal in the third period. The Stars got one back in the third period with a Miro Heiskanen goal, his sixth of the playoffs, guided in by Joe Pavelski and Andrew Cogliano. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Hedman, Point, and Kucherov, while Palat gets an honorable mention. The Lightning own a 2-1 series lead.
Game 4: Andrei Vasilevskiy and Anton Khudobin get the starting nods in goal. Dallas started in the first period with a John Klingberg goal, his fourth of the postseason, made possible by Esa Lindell. The Stars added on with a Joe Pavelski goal, his eleventh of the playoffs, guided in by Jamie Benn and Alexander Radulov. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Brayden Point goal, his twelfth of the postseason, coming off of Ondrej Palat and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Lightning tied it in the second period with a Point power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the playoffs, powered by Alex Killorn and Nikita Kucherov. Dallas retook the lead with a Corey Perry goal, his third of the postseason, assisted by Tyler Seguin and Mattias Janmark. Tampa Bay retied it on a Gourde power play goal, his seventh of the playoffs, with helpers from Kucherov and Mikhail Sergachev. The Lightning gained the lead on a Killorn goal, his fifth of the postseason, courtesy of Sergachev and Anthony Cirelli. The Stars retied it with a Pavelski goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the playoffs, with assists provided by Seguin and Miro Heiskanen. Tampa Bay won 5-4 in overtime with a Shattenkirk power play goal, his third of the postseason, set up by Victor Hedman and Pat Maroon. The three stars were Shattenkirk, Point, and Pavelski, while Killorn, Kucherov, Sergachev, and Seguin get the honorable mentions. The Lightning lead the series 3-1.
Game 5: Anton Khudobin and Andrei Vasilevskiy play in goal. Dallas struck first in the first period on a Corey Perry goal, his fourth of the postseason, coming off of Tyler Seguin and Jamie Oleksiak. Tampa Bay tied it with an Ondrej Palat goal, his eleventh of the playoffs, via Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point in the second period. The Lightning took the lead in the third period on a Mikhail Sergachev goal, his third of the postseason, made possible by Point. The Stars tied it on a Joe Pavelski goal, his thirteenth of the playoffs, assisted by Miro Heiskanen and Seguin. Dallas won in double overtime on Perry's second goal of the game and fifth of the postseason, fueled by John Klingberg and Seguin. The three stars of the 3-2 game were Perry, Seguin, and Point. The Stars stay alive but remain behind 3-2 in the series.
Game 6: Andrei Vasilevskiy and Anton Khudobin occupy the creases. Tampa Bay kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Brayden Point power play goal, his fourteenth of the postseason, powered by Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. The Lightning added on with a Blake Coleman goal, his fifth of the playoffs, via Cedric Paquette and Pat Maroon. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the Conn Smythe Trophy winner being Hedman. The Lightning won the Stanley Cup with a 4-2 series win.
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