Final- Dallas 2, Vegas 1
The Golden Knights are 1-6-0 in their last seven games, and have scored only 13 goals in that span.
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Final- Dallas 2, Vegas 1
The Golden Knights are 1-6-0 in their last seven games, and have scored only 13 goals in that span.
Adin Hill doesn't go paddle-down very often, but he picked a great time to do it there.
Barbashev just lost the puck right in front of the net and Hill had very little time to react, but stuffed the low shot with his stick.
Insane play by Benn to bat that out of the air.
Eichel's release is so tricky to read. He makes goalies look like fools.
He stands so tall, and doesn't dip his lead shoulder to leverage the stick, so there's no tell when he's about to rip it.
The Stars suppress shots as well as any team in the league, and they've done exactly that to Vegas here in the first period.
Vegas has defended nicely as well, with each team having only 3 shots on goal, but Dallas has had more looks.
Buffalo is terrifying right now.
Two goals on three shots. Askarov had basically no chance on either one.
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Thatcher Demko hasn’t played since Jan 10 and he still leads all Canucks goalies in wins.
On today's @TheAthletic Hockey Show with @jessegranger.bsky.social and me:
– Sabres-Bolts thriller
– Under-the-radar trade pickups we love
– 5 first-round series we want to see
– How young is too young to be a captain?
– Remembering Troy Murray
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Final- Edmonton 4, Vegas 2
The Oilers had allowed 56 goals over their last 12 games (4.67 per game) entering tonight, and the Golden Knights didn't generate much offense against them.
That's concerning, as is Vegas' 2-5-0 record since the Olympic break.
Oilers score into the empty net to make it 4-2 with 1:57 to play.
What a snipe by Eichel to make it 3-2.
Great individual effort by him to take the puck all the way down to that end shorthanded, then he buries a shot from in front.
Horrific luck there for Vegas.
First Rasmus Andersson's stick explodes in his hand as he's trying to clear the puck, so it stays in the zone.
Then, that broken stick keeps the puck in the zone again, and Edmonton scores to make it 3-1.
Vasily Podkolzin gets Edmonton's 2nd breakaway in the first 2:35 of the third period.
Hill got a piece of it with his toe, but it slides over the line to make it 2-1.
VGK actually won an o-zone faceoff on the play, but Podkolzin beat VGK d-men to the puck and blew by them.
Kasperi Kapanen got a breakaway, and shot a wrister from the top of the circle.
That's one of the wildest decisions I've ever seen in that situation.
Vegas and Edmonton are tied 1-1 after two periods.
The Oilers have only 11 shots on goal through 40 minutes.
Hanifin's shot from the point gets tipped past Ingram to tie it 1-1.
The play was offside. Goal doesn't count, and Edmonton keeps the 1-0 lead.
Kolesar's shot slipped past Ingram and into the net to tie it 1-1, but the Oilers are challenging for offside.
Frederic jams home the second rebound to put Edmonton up 1-0.
Hill stopped a shot on the side of the net in RVH, then sprawled across for a wraparound attempt that never came. He got in front of the first jam attempt from on his side, but Frederic got the 2nd one over him.
0-0 after one period between the Golden Knights and Oilers.
Just as everyone expected.
Vegas found its game about halfway through this first period, and has spent the last several shifts in the Edmonton in.
Ingram was tested for the first time with a high tip, and kicked his right pad out to save it.
Zach Hyman all alone in front of the Vegas net, he dekes backhand, and Hill makes another huge blocker stop.
All Edmonton early on here, even with a PP for Vegas.
Brutal turnover by Mitch Marner sets up a shorthanded 2-on-1 for Edmonton, and they got the pass across, but Hill slid over for a huge blocker save.
THAT is the save they've needed from him early in games.
He made it. Let's see if VGK can take advantage.
Golden Knights pregame line rushes vs Edmonton. Brett Howden returns, Reilly Smith scratched:
Barbashev–Eichel–Bowman
Howden–Marner–Dorofeyev
Saad–Hertl–Kolesar
C.Smith–Dowd–Sissons
McNabb–Theodore
Hanifin–Korczak
Lauzon–Andersson
Hill
Schmid
Adin Hill and Connor Ingram lead their teams onto the ice for warm ups in Las Vegas.
The Stanley Cup Playoffs need the Sabres as bad as the Sabres need the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Compared to 7-3-3 with a .887 save % in games against non-playoff opponents.
Wallstedt still needs to develop if he’s going to become an elite goalie, which he certainly has the potential to be.
But playing his best against the best is an excellent trait to have in a franchise goalie.
It’s early in his career, but my read on Jesper Wallstedt is he is a big-game goalie.
He relishes the moment, and thus far the stats back that up.
Even with today’s SO loss to Colorado, these are Wallstedt’s stats against opponents in playoff position:
7-3-1
.931 SV%
2.45 GAA
Most consistent goalies (highest % of starts w/save % above .900)
1. Devin Cooley 83.3%
2. Scott Wedgewood 69.7%
3. Mackenzie Blackwood 68%
4. Dan Vladar 67.6%
5. Jeremy Swayman 67.5%
6. Jesper Wallstedt 66.7%
7. Igor Shesterkin 65.8%
8. Jet Greaves 65.8%
9. Logan Thompson 65.1%
10. Alex Lyon 64.3%
