DALLAS (AP) — Thomas Harley scored on a power play 1:33 into overtime and the Dallas Stars advanced to the Western Conference final for the third season in a row, beating the top-seeded Winnipeg Jets 2-1 in Game 6 on Saturday night.
Mark Scheifele scored for the Jets hours after the , but also had the tripping penalty with 14.8 seconds left in regulation that set up Dallas to start overtime with a man advantage.
Sam Steel, who had scored earlier for Dallas, was on a partial breakaway when Scheifele lunged forward desperately trying to make a play when he tripped up the forward at the blue line. The Stars called a timeout, but missed a shot and had another one blocked before the end of regulation.
The Stars move on to face Edmonton in the West final for the second year in a row, and will host Game 1.
Connor McDavid and the Oilers, who won in six games last year, wrapped up their second-round series with a over Vegas on Wednesday night in Game 5.
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