Stars dethrone Knights in Game 7

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Radek Faksa scored the game-winner early in the third period as the host Dallas Stars eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights with a 2-1 victory in Game 7 of a Western Conference first-round playoff series on Sunday night.

Jake Oettinger made 22 saves and Wyatt Johnston also scored for Dallas, the top seed in the West after finishing with 113 regula