Stars hold off Kraken in Game 7 to advance to Western Conference finals

The Dallas Stars advanced to the Western Conference finals Monday night after a 2-1 win over the Seattle Kraken in Game 7 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Stars move on to face the Vegas Golden Knights to see who will represent the West in the Stanley Cup finals next month.

After only two years as a team, the Kraken were attempting to reach the conference finals, but a rock solid performance from the Stars on both ends of the ice ended those hopes.

Goaltender Jake Oettinger only needed to make 22 saves – thanks to tight defense – and Dallas was able to capitalize on t...