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Vegas Golden Knights center Tomas Hertl (48) celebrates after scoring against the Anaheim Ducks during the third period in Game 5 of a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus

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Dorofeyev scores in OT to give Golden Knights 3-2 win over Ducks and 3-2 series lead

Dorofeyev scores in OT to give Golden Knights 3-2 win over Ducks and 3-2 series lead

Pavel Dorofeyev scored his second goal of the game at 4:10 of overtime to give Vegas a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night, moving the Golden Knights a victory away from advancing to the Western Conference final. Game 6 of the second-round series is Thursday night at Anaheim. The Golden Knights can reach the conference final for the first time since winning the Stanley Cup in 2023. Anaheim, making its first playoff appearance in eight years, will try force a Game 7 back in Las Vegas on Saturday. Tomas Hertl had gone 29 games going back to the regular season without a goal, but now has two in two games. Carter Hart stopped 34 shots for Vegas.