The Dallas Stars had a chance to finish it, and they did. A comeback win that became a blowout gave fans a take-charge performance from Miro Heiskanen and a 38-stop effort from Anton Khudobin that was good for a .927 save percentage.
Oh, and did you see the part where Denis Gurianov scored four goals in a total of 13:27 time on ice? That was wild.
The Victory Green Gang’s advance to a date with the Colorado Avalanche came in a uniquely Starsian fashion, writes The Dallas Morning News’ Matthew DeFranks:
They did it the only way this Stars team would do it: the hard way, by throwing it in the grill of hardship and playing so well that a poor stretch is forgotten, replaced by memories of exalt and victory.