Just a few days ago, the trip to the Stanley Cup final seemed to be a fait accompli for the team Vegas Golden Knightswho leads the three races dallas star in the western finals
but now Golden Knights Going into Monday’s Game 6 in Dallas, needs to wrap up the best of seven series or head back home for the decider on a three-game losing streak
the pressure is really on Golden Knightsleading the series 3-2 after a 4-2 home loss on Saturday night
“Both teams are under pressure to reach the Stanley Cup Final,” insisted Vegas captain Mark Stone. “Game 6 is on Monday night and we’re going to win it there.”
A six or seven game series is usually predicted before the puck falls into the series. A sweep would be shocking.
After Vegas won its first two games in overtime and increased its lead with a 4-0 win in Game 3, Golden Knights In the last two games of the second quarter, each led 2-1, just Star roar back to win
“I don’t think we’ve played our best the last two games, but we’re still in a good position to win,” Stone said.
The Cavaliers took the lead on a goal by Ivan Barbashev with 13:36 to go Saturday in Las Vegas, but the lead lasted less than two minutes before Luke Glenn Denning equalized the score. Chandler Stephenson put Vegas back on top with 3:20 of the second quarter, but again, Star Response in two minutes – this time Jason Robertson silences the crowd
Ty Dellandrea scored twice in the third quarter to send Dallas home for Game 6.
Las Vegas coach Bruce Cassady said his team “should know the level of urgency it takes to get to the next stage, which is the finals. To me, there’s a little bit of a mutual push between us.”
like Golden Knights Look at the past two games as ones they could have won, Star If there are a few rebounds in the first two games, they have every right to believe they can lead
“I know our team, we weren’t happy about being in trouble and they decided to do something about it,” coach Peter De Boer said. “Now we begin.”
this StarCaptain Jamie Benn will return to the lineup after a two-game layoff as they try to become just the fifth team in league history to win a series after losing their first three games — and the first in nearly a decade. the first branch.
The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Red Wings in the 1942 Finals, the New York Islanders defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1975 quarterfinals, and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated Boston in the 2010 Eastern Conference semifinals The Bruins, along with the Los Angeles Kings, won the 2014 Western Conference first round against the San Jose Sharks.
As much as possible Star Motivated, hockey history is filled with teams that won a few games after losing their first three games but couldn’t make the series distance
“We put ourselves in a really tough situation, to get to where we are, and it just shows you the type of character we have in the room and our belief,” goalie Jack Oettinger said. “Even at 3-0 Behind, the series is far from over.
“We’ve done our job so far, but unfortunately for us, our backs are still against the wall.”
–Field-level media