It took a while before the pucks started to find their way in semifinal three between Dallas and Vegas in the playoff bubble in Edmonton, Canada.
Only in the closing seconds of the second period did the first go in when Dallas defender Jamie Oleksiak got the puck between Robin Lehner's legs in the Vegas goal after a pass from Miro Heiskanen.
- It is important not to think too much about what is happening but make sure to play our game, says Miro Heiskanen after the match.
Lehner saved 20 shots
Oleksiak's goal marked the end of a goal drought for Dallas, which had not put up any shots since John Klingberg scored the winning goal in the first semifinal between the teams until Monday night (1-0).
Robin Lehner, who has kept a clean sheet in the last two games he has played, saved 20 pucks in the Vegas goal and conceded three.
One who was a little more sweaty was Anton Chudobin in the Dallas goal, he saved 40 shots.
Short extension
Vegas equalized at the beginning of the third and then the team scored another goal each, which took the match to extra time (2-2).
But the extra time became a short story when Alexander Radulov put the match-winning shot after just 31 seconds.
- He (Lehner) is a good goalkeeper and there was not much room to get the puck in, so I was lucky to get it in, says Radulov.
Dallas now leads 2-1 in the best of seven games.
The teams will meet next time the night before Sunday Swedish time.