FRISCO, Texas – For Western Conference teams still vying for a place in the NHL playoffs – both in the snow and at home – things go crazy for just seconds.

"It's interesting. On Monday, Dallas Stars coach Rick Bowness told reporters that his team plays every 65 minutes, a day after both playoffs; Vegas and Nashville both lost home games illegally due to goals scored in the final second.

Dallas, who did not play on Sunday, can now win one of the two wild cards by officially winning. Following two unusual conclusions on Sunday, Bowness said he saw the Golden Knights "straight immediately" Tuesday night.

"Obviously, as a player and a team, you don't want to rely on someone else to do your job," said Stars captain Jamie Benn.

Vegas, who reached the Stanley Cup Final as an extension team in 2017-18, is now in danger of losing the playoffs for the first time in its short history. According to the club, the Golden Knights will be without the first goalkeeper, Robin Lehner, until after the season.

A Timo Meier goal forced the final 2:06 of Vegas' 4-2 overtime win with 0.9 seconds left. In the final, the Sharks won 5-4.

That came after Nashville lost 5-4 at home to Minnesota in extra time, with Dmitry Kulikov scoring 1.3 seconds from time.

"It's difficult," said Predators defender Dante Fabbro. "However, you have to consider the positive aspects. We've got one point in it, so we will have to start over and focus on Calgary. Outside, that was a memory game."

The Stanley Cup qualifying tournament begins on Monday. Eight Eastern Conference groups have been eliminated, with Western countries approaching.

In addition, Nashville can win the wild card spot if it beats Calgary at home if Dallas defeats Vegas.

Nashville has 94 points, Dallas 93, Vegas 90, and Vancouver 87 points towards the first game on Tuesday in three nights to end the regular season. Tuesday's game between the Stars and the Predators will be the last head-to-head matchup.

The Canucks have a limited chance of making a postseason. It will take them three wins in a row, while Dallas will lose their last three. In that case, Vegas will have to beat Dallas and lose its last two games under the control of Chicago and St. Louis.

Dallas will come out on top in a 3-2 win over Seattle on Saturday night, a welcome result after a 0-3 road trip that marked a 6-2 defeat in Vancouver and a long, uneventful journey home with long-distance travel problems.

The Stars never slipped for about 15 minutes on Monday and have no plans to slide in the morning before their season-ending game against the Golden Knights, who have beaten Dallas twice this season. Bowness compared it to wanting to end a series of plays because he wanted his players to recover as much as possible.

"It is difficult to get that fourth win in a postseason series." "And that's what we'll have to deal with tomorrow," Bowness noted. "They realize that they are out if the team loses legally to us, as they are out in the playoffs." They will be very hard on us after their defeat yesterday."