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Anton Khudobin, Stars Fend off Lightning to Take 1-0 Lead in Stanley Cup Final

Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final belongs to the Dallas Stars.

The Western Conference champions defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-1, on Saturday night as the series opened up inside the NHL bubble at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.

It's the first victory for the Stars in the Stanley Cup Final since Game 5 against the New Jersey Devils in 2000. That year, Dallas would fail to defend its NHL title and has struggled to return to the league's biggest stage since.

The Bolts are playing without their captain, elite scorer Steven Stamkos, who continues to rehab a lower body injury suffered in early July.