DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars may just want to wrap up their second-round Western Conference series when they have a chance in Game 6, and not let Connor Hellebuyck and the Jets get another game in Winnipeg.
While the Stars have a 3-2 series lead and aren’t facing elimination Saturday night at home, a loss would send them quickly back to Winnipeg for a series-deciding game. That is where Hellebuyck has back-to-back shutouts and hasn’t allowed a goal to Dallas in more than 141 minutes on the ice since Mikko Rantanen’s hat trick in the second period of Game 1 that was enough for a 3-2 win.
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