Vegas Golden Knights goalie Robin Lehner (90) and goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (29) tap sticks during warm-up before NHL Western Conference … It's the truth. We were skating. “We can’t feel sorry for ourselves or anything,” Marchessault said. Max Pacioretty—William Karlsson—Mark Stone. We were on top of them. Disqus. Dallas Stars’ John Klingberg (3) and Vegas Golden Knights’ Nicolas Roy (10) and Nick Cousins (21) battle for the puck during the second period of Game 4 of the NHL hockey Western Conference final, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Edmonton, Alberta. They are plenty content to score just enough and run out the clock. He's a piece of our identity, for sure," DeBoer said. Fleury was a surprise starter for the Knights after goalie Robin Lehner started both ends of back-to-back Games 6 and 7 for Vegas against the Vancouver Canucks. For two periods, that was Dallas Stars hockey. Check this out for a full explanation of our conversion to the LiveFyre commenting system and instructions on how to sign up for an account. Ottawa Senators. For roughly 40 minutes in Game 1 against the Dallas Stars, watching the Vegas Golden Knights was like watching a Las Vegas show when the understudy fills in for the headliner. Expected goalie: Anton Khudobin (2.67 GAA, .918 save percentage) Golden Knights projected lineup. If it could happen to them, why can’t they be the ones to do it? It'll be nice to have him back next game, but not a reason that we lost tonight.". "This is going to be a different series," DeBoer said. "They make you work for your offensive. In Game 1, Stars goalie Anton Khudobin was solid in making 25 saves, but he wasn't really tested until the third period. "It just took us too long to get into the game. For roughly 40 minutes in Game 1 against the Dallas Stars, watching the Vegas Golden Knights was like watching a Las Vegas show when the understudy fills in for the headliner. The reason they lost? "We haven't played the best defensive team, or one of the top two best defensive teams in the league, yet. "But it was someone else's opportunity, and this is all about interchangeable pieces. It’s what they did in both Game 1 and Game 4. In 2018 everything broke right for the Golden Knights, and they didn’t need one Game 7 to run through the Western Conference. "That game is a lot more out of reach if it's not for Flower in the first two periods. We're going to have to get our head around that and find a way to create offensive. His point though is clear. This year the Golden Knights have already needed one, and will need another if they’re going to make this comeback. We can’t look at it like a big mountain right now, let’s focus on (tonight).”, TV: NBC Sports Network (DirecTV 220, Cox 38, CenturyLink 640), Betting line: Golden Knights minus-175, Stars plus-155; over/under: 55 (minus-120, EVEN), Previous round: Defeated Vancouver in second round, 4-3, Expected goalie: Robin Lehner (1.93 GAA, .919 save percentage), Previous round: Defeated Colorado in second round, 4-3, Expected goalie: Anton Khudobin (2.67 GAA, .918 save percentage), Max Pacioretty—William Karlsson—Mark Stone, Jonathan Marchessault—Paul Stastny—Reilly Smith, Nick Cousins—Chandler Stephenson—Alex Tuch. Weekly NHL Schedule Preview. From the skating to the hitting to the passion, something was just off from the norm. For the first 35 minutes of the game, we were back on our toes and they were all over us. We didn't come out to play for the start of the game. And last year a 3-1 lead turned into a series loss against San Jose. It came after a Khudobin save at the other end, as he snapped the puck past goalie Marc-Andre Fleury after a blocked shot by Vegas defender Brayden McNabb. NHL Starting Goalies: Thursday, October 8. The Stars were also a more physical team than the Golden Knights' first two opponents. Vegas was without enforcer Ryan Reaves, who was suspended for Game 1 after an illegal check to the head of Vancouver's Tyler Motte in Game 7 of the semifinals. We didn't play hard enough for long enough tonight," coach Peter DeBoer said. "For sure we miss him. If you're not willing to work for that offense, they're not going to hand it to you. The problem is that the Stars are a punching bag, absorbing every hit without giving up an inch. ... Vegas Golden Knights. The Golden Knights’ best chance at winning isn’t blowing up the system and starting over, but tweaking it and making adjustments to a strong foundation. There weren't a lot of plays to be made for us if we weren't out there supporting each other and getting our feet moving.". © Las Vegas Sun, 2020, All Rights Reserved, With sputtering offense, Golden Knights on verge of elimination against Stars, Frustrated Golden Knights drop Game 3 to Stars in overtime. Yesterday Tomorrow >> There are no games scheduled for today. The game plan that got them here works, even if it hasn’t so far against the Stars. That was the case tonight.". DailyFaceoff is a fantasy sports website with no direct affiliation to the NHL, its teams, or the NHLPA The Golden Knights have the edge 51-38 for the series, and that’s not typical of a team losing in the series. We were creating a lot of offense from good defensive structure all over the ice. We didn't play well," Schmidt said. “Playoffs are never over until it’s over. The first step comes tonight in Game 5. The fact is though, that the Golden Knights are one loss from elimination while the Stars are one win from their first Stanley Cup Final appearance in two decades. DeBoer said he felt Fleury's "freshness" and his solid results against Dallas made this a "fairly easy" call to start him in Game 1. Vegas managed only 12 shots on goal in the first two frames. Los Angeles Kings. It’s worth noting that wasn’t the case in Game 4, according to Natural Stat Trick, where Vegas led 15-12 in high-danger chances, but almost was in Game 3 where Vegas led 15-9. The most up-to-date breaking news for the Vegas Golden Knights including highlights, roster, schedule, scores and archives. "It took us a while to get our legs going. John Klingberg scored the only goal of the game at 2:36 of the first period.
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