NHL LIVE Seattle Kraken vs Dallas Stars Playoffs Game 5 11th May 2023 Full Game Reaction
17If there's one element of the Western Conference second-round playoff series between the Seattle Kraken and Dallas Stars that's become easily apparent, it's that anything can happen.
After the teams traded one-sided wins in Games 3 and 4, the Kraken and Stars will get together for Game 5 on Thursday night in Dallas, with each team looking to take a 3-2 series lead.
The Stars lost Game 1 in overtime and were blown out in Game 3, but they bounced back with a 6-3 win in Game 4 in Seattle, dominating every facet of the matchup.
Seattle also knows what it's like to bounce back in a series.
In the first round, the Kraken were down 2-1 heading into Game 4 against the Colorado Avalanche, but they won in overtime and eventually knocked off the defending Stanley Cup champions in seven games.
So does every healthy body.
The Kraken welcomed back forward Jared McCann for Game 4.
McCann, who led Seattle in goals (40) and points (70) during the regular season, made his first appearance since sustaining an undisclosed injury against the Avalanche in Game 4 on April 24.
He missed the next three games of that series and the first three against Dallas before playing 13:11 of Game 4 on Tuesday, registering three shots on goal and two takeaways, although he did commit two minor penalties.
Meanwhile, the Stars welcomed back their best defenseman, Miro Heiskanen, after he was hit in the face with the puck early in the second period of Game 3 and left with a bad gash.
The Kraken scored all of their goals while Heiskanen was out of the game in the 7-2 win.
He played a team-high 31:02 in his return on Tuesday.
However, the revolving door to the trainer's room continued, as Dallas forward Mason Marchment departed Game 4 due to an upper-body injury.
The Stars were also without defenseman Jani Hakanpaa (lower-body injury) and two-way forward Ty Dellandrea (illness).
Dallas didn't seem to skip a beat, however.
Max Domi had two goals and an assist and fellow veterans Joe Pavelski and Roope Hintz also scored for the Stars.
Kraken projected lineup
Forwards
Tye Kartye - Matty Beniers - Jordan Eberle
Jaden Schwartz - Alex Wennberg - Morgan Geekie
Eeli Tolvanen - Yanni Gourde - Oliver Bjorkstrand
Brandon Tanev - Ryan Donato - Jared McCann
Defencemen
Vince Dunn - Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak - Will Borgen
Carson Soucy - Justin Schultz
Goalies
Philipp Grubauer
Martin Jones
Scratched: Cale Fleury, Jaycob Megna, Jesper Froden, Chris Driedger
Injured: Daniel Sprong (upper body), Andre Burakovsky (lower body), Joonas Donskoi (upper body), John Hayden (lower body)
Sars projected lineup
Forwards
Jason Robertson - Roope Hintz - Joe Pavelski
Mason Marchment - Max Domi - Tyler Seguin
Jamie Benn - Wyatt Johnston - Evgenii Dadonov
Luke Glendening - Radek Faksa - Joel Kiviranta
Defencemen
Ryan Suter - Miro Heiskanen
Esa Lindell - Colin Miller
Thomas Harley - Joel Hanley
Goalies
Jake Oettinger
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Nils Lundkvist, Fredrik Olofsson, Riley Tufte
Injured: Jani Hakanpaa (lower body), Ty Dellandrea (illness)
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