DALLAS—The Dallas Stars finally have made it back to the Western Conference final. It took the eighth longest game in NHL history to do it.
Brenden Morrow scored a power-play goal 9:03 into the fourth overtime as the Stars eliminated the pesky San Jose Sharks 2-1 in a game that ended early this morning—the longest game in the NHL playoffs this season and the longest in San Jose history.
The Stars are going to the conference final for the first time since 2000, when they returned to the Stanley Cup final the year after winning the franchise’s only championship.