Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal was pulled during the third game of the second-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights (2-6, series 1-2).
The 25-year-old Czech netminder stopped just 5 of 8 shots faced (62.5%) in the first period. Ville Husso replaced him at the start of the second period, managing to save 17 of 19 shots.
This marked the second time in the current NHL playoffs that Dostal has been pulled. In Game 5 of the first-round series against the Edmonton Oilers (1-4, Anaheim won 4-2), he was yanked just 11 minutes into the game after allowing 3 goals on 9 shots.
Through nine playoff games, Dostal holds five wins with a save percentage of 87.6% and a goals-against average of 3.48.
**Key Players:** Ville Husso, Lukas Dostal, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Vegas Golden Knights, Anaheim Ducks, NHL
