The Dallas Stars beat the defending champion Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series with a score of 3-2   The Stars won their third game in a row to take a 3-2 series lead.

Jason Robertson scored a power-play goal to put Dallas ahead late in the second period, with Evgenii Dadonov and Matt Duchene also scoring for the Stars.  Dallas will now look to advance to the second round with a win in Game 6 on Friday in Las Vegas.

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The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in Game 5 on Wednesday to advance to the second round of the playoffs. Leon Draisaitl scored twice, while Zach Hyman and Evander Kane also scored to help Edmonton eliminate Los Angeles in the opening round for the third straight year.

The Oilers will face the winner of the matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and Nashville Predators. Vancouver leads the series 3-2 heading into Game 6 on Friday in Nashville.

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