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Brett Howden scored, and Adin Hill made 22
saves for the Golden Knights.
The game was tied 1-1 entering the third, and Faksa scored just
44 seconds into the period. He sent a hard backhand shot from
the right faceoff dot past a Sam Steel screen and into the far
top corner of the net.
It was the first goal of the playoffs for Faksa, who had been
sidelined since Game 2 due to an undisclosed injury.
Dallas took a 1-0 lead at the 14:34 mark of the first period on
Johnston's fourth goal of the postseason. Johnston intercepted
Shea Theodore's clearing pass by the left boards, then cut into
the high slot, where he fired a wrist shot past Hill's glove
side.
Johnston's score came shortly after Vegas forward Jonathan
Marchessault, alone by the left side of the goal, hit the post
while shooting at a wide-open net following a rebound.
"It was so much fun. It's what we all grow up dreaming of as
hockey players, you want to play in the Game 7's," Johnston said
after the game. "So much energy in the building. The fans were
awesome. To be able to come out on top in a Game 7 is pretty
special."
Vegas tied things at 1-1 at 15:25 of the second period when
Howden tipped in Michael Amadio's crossing pass for his first
goal of the 2024 playoffs and the sixth of his postseason
career.
Faksa then put Dallas in front for good.
Vegas pulled Hill for an extra attacker with 1:50 to go but
couldn't manage a shot on goal until 32 seconds remained, when
Chandler Stephenson one-timed an attempt from the right point
that Oettinger gloved. Jack Eichel had another one-timer from
the left circle with six seconds to go that Oettinger deflected
with his glove.
"It's disappointing. That's the only way to say it. It's
disappointing," Vegas captain Mark Stone said.
"It was a tight series. I think we could have won all seven of
those games and I think we could have lost all seven of those
games. It's just the way the series was. ... Disappointed
though. It's one of those teams that you felt you could go on a
pretty long run with," Stone said.
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