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Dallas Skates Past Vegas 2-1 - Recap

Dallas needed a shootout to earn a 2-1 victory over Vegas on Saturday in NHL action at American Airlines Center.

Dallas won as a -169 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Joel Kiviranta scored for the Stars in the victory. Kiviranta opened the scoring for Dallas.

Jake Oettinger turned in a 19-save effort for the Stars.

Vegas got a goal from Brett Howden in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Jonathan Quick stopped 24 of 25 shots for the Golden Knights, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Dallas scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Vegas went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Dallas outshot Vegas 25-20 in the game.

Dallas heads into a battle against the Red Wings. Vegas, meanwhile, will have their next action against Seattle.