Author: Mike Brehm, USA TODAY

Joe Pavelski scored in overtime as the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 to stay alive in the Western Conference final.

Matthew Tkachuk’s goal with 4.9 seconds remaining put the Florida Panthers into the Stanley Cup Final after a sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Dallas Stars won’t have captain Jamie Benn the next two games as they try to stay alive vs the Vegas Golden Knights.

Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn was ejected for cross-checking Vegas Golden Knights’ Mark Stone less than two minutes into a 4-0 loss in Game 3.

Guardians outfielder Will Brennan hit a hard grounder for a single in the second inning. But the ball hit a bird that was in the infield, killing it.

The Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 at home and can wrap up their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final since 1996 at home on Wednesday.

Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk scored with 12.7 seconds left in the fourth overtime, ending the sixth-longest game in NHL history.

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Dallas’ Roope Hintz broke a scoreless tie with a breakaway goal. Goalie Jake Oettinger rebounded from being pulled in Game 6 to beat Seattle 2-1.

The NHL Stanley Cup playoffs conference finals are getting underway with Vegas Golden Knights-Dallas Stars and Carolina Hurricanes-Florida Panthers.