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Denis Gurianov's OT winner sends Stars into Stanley Cup Finals

For the first time in two decades, the Dallas Stars are off to the Stanley Cup Finals.

Denis Gurianov was the overtime hero, scoring three minutes and 36 seconds into the first overtime period, as the Stars eliminated the top-seeded Vegas Golden Knights in five games.

Gurianov one-timed a feed from John Klingberg from inside the faceoff circle with the man advantage for the series winner, his ninth goal of the postseason.

Dallas trailed 2-0 well into the third period, but captain Jamie Benn got his team on the board, then Joel Kiviranta scored his fourth goal of the playoffs with just under four minutes remaining to force the game into overtime.