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The Dallas Stars were engaged in the closest competition in the NHL playoffs heading into Game 5 of their series with the Minnesota Wild.
Each team had 13 goals and had split their games between home and away. Almost all of the team's shots were on goal, with Minnesota managing one more attempt than Dallas.
Both sides were frantically searching for an advantage in Tuesday's crucial contest for a 3-2 lead. The Stars discovered one in Jake Oettinger's excellent performance.
With the exception of a difficult Game 3, the 24-year-old made 27 stops in the victory, and for Dallas, he's been nothing short of brilliant. Oettinger's career is still in its early stages, but he is already developing a reputation as a superstar postseason player.
His.944 saving percentage throughout the previous two postseasons leads all goalies with at least 10 games played, and he is one of just two goalies to record multiple shutouts. The Stars were outshot 287-195 by the Calgary Flames last season, but the former Boston University star led them to the seventh game of the series. It wasn't meant to be, despite his best efforts to lead his side to victory.
He will probably have more luck this time serving a game-winner in a series where the Stars are not significantly superior.
Oettinger is expected to give Dallas an advantage in goal against whatever opponent they face if they can advance past the first round. In these playoffs, strong goaltending has been difficult to come by, with the average goalie (other than Oettinger) managing a.902 save percentage.
When examining the other goalies available in the Western Conference, each is accompanied by a question mark:
1) Alexandar Georgiev (Colorado Avalanche): First-time playoff starter. Middling results so far (2.99 GAA, .908 save percentage)
2) Stuart Skinner (Edmonton Oilers): Unproven rookie. Poor results so far. (3.31 GAA, .884 save percentage)
3) Filip Gustavsson (Minnesota Wild): Never started 40 games in an NHL season. Strong performance so far, but one game from elimination.
4) Philipp Grubauer (Seattle Kraken): Coming of two straight seasons with a save percentage below .900.
5) Joonas Korpisalo (Los Angeles Kings): Career backup with -37.9 career Goals Above Average.
6) Laurent Brossoit (Vegas Golden Knights): 30-year-old career backup who's never started more than 21 games in a season.
7) Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg Jets): The only goalie who has a case as Oettinger's equal, but stuck in a 3-1 hole and struggling in these playoffs.
Although it's not a certainty, having excellent goalie is a smart place to start if you want to succeed in the postseason. Oettinger gives the Stars a great deal of confidence, and after his most recent clutch outing, they're in a great position to ride him all the way to the playoffs.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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