Golden Knights dominate Game 3 over Stars; one win away from Stanley Cup Final

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Jonathan Marchessault scored the first of three quick goals for Vegas, an early onslaught that knocked Jake Oettinger out of the game after captain Jamie Benn had already been ejected, and the Golden Knights went on for a 4-0 win in Game 3 that has them within one victory of reaching another Stanley Cup Final.

While Oettinger had the shortest start of his career, Vegas goalie Adin Hill stopped 33 shots in his second shutout this postseason.

After four consecutive comeback victories in these playoffs, including two overtime wins at home to start the Western Conference final, the Golden Knights were in control all of the way in this one to take a 3-0 series lead.

Game 4 is Thursday night, when Vegas will have the opportunity to advance to its second Stanley Cup Final in the franchise's six seasons.

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Vegas Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo, second from right, celebrates his goal against the Dallas Stars with Nicolas Roy (10), Ivan Barbashev (49) and William Karlsson (71) during the second period of Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference finals against the Dallas Stars in Dallas, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

The Golden Knights were Western Conference champions during their inaugural 2017-18 season, then lost the Cup Final in five games after winning the opener against the Washington Capitals. Vegas missed the playoffs for only time last season, before coach Pete DeBoer was fired before becoming the Stars coach.

Marchessault scored only 71 seconds into the game, and 42 seconds after that Benn was assessed a game misconduct for an ugly play against Vegas