From Both Sides - Vegas/Dallas

from Adam Hill of the Las Vegas Review-Journal,

There was a prevailing narrative when Adin Hill took over at goalie for the Golden Knights about how his role was to just not screw things up for a team with the structure in place to make a run at the Stanley Cup.
That the job of the journeyman backup suddenly thrust into starting duties for a championship favorite was to not be solely responsible for derailing those aspirations.
Hill has rejected that storyline with similar confidence and authority to the many shots he has turned away off the sticks of the Oilers and Stars in the past two weeks
The Knights are in position to advance to the Stanley Cup Final with a Game 6 victory Monday over the Stars at American Airlines Center largely because of his efforts, not despite them.
Now they might need even more from a player who has chosen a good time to play at such a high level, leading a postseason run in his first playoff appearance just as he’s about to hit free agency.

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from Taylor Baird at NHL.com,

The Dallas Stars will get a boost to their lineup when captain Jamie Benn returns for Game 6 of the Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday (8:00 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, CBC, SN, TVAS).
Benn served a two-game suspension for cross-checking Vegas forward Mark Stone early in Game 3 on Tuesday. The Stars went on to lose that game, 4-0, which put them on the brink of elimination.
"He's an angry bear walking around, waiting to play again," Dallas coach Peter DeBoer said. "I think he's on pins and needles. He's been sitting with our video coaches watching the game. He's not a very good spectator, so I think he'll be excited to play."
With Benn sidelined, the Stars won Game 4, 3-2 in overtime. They followed that up with a 4-2 win in Vegas in Game 5 to cut the series lead to 3-2.
Benn has three goals and eight assists in 16 games this postseason, with two of those goals coming on the power play. He's scored only one goal in the series against the Golden Knights but brings more than just offense to the Stars' lineup.

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