Game Story: This was the game of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs so far. Alec Nava and I absorbed every moment of this fantastic tilt between the Dallas Stars (hashtag#TexasHockey) and the Vegas Golden Knights (hashtag#vegasborn) and we are probably thinking the same thing the Colorado Avalanche (hashtag#GoAvsGo) are right now. We hope this series goes seven games. Coverage here. – https://lnkd.in/gkhUih74 ‘
C1 Dallas Stars (52-21-9, 113 PTS +64) vs. PWC2 Vegas Golden Knights (45-29-8, 98 PTS +22)
HC: Peter DeBoer vs. Bruce Cassidy
– Potential Juggernaut vs. Defending Champs
– Supreme Balance vs. Healed Up?
– Heiskanen vs. Any Worries?
Stats on Centerpieces: Jason Robertson (82 GP, 29-51-80 +19); Joe Pavelski (81 GP, 27-40-67 +12); Roope Hintz (79 GP, 30-35-65 +26); Wyatt Johnson (82 GP, 32-33-65 +14); Matt Duchene (80 GP, 25-34-65 +15); Jamie Benn (81 GP, 21-39-60 +8); Tyler Seguin (68 GP, 25-27-52 +10); Mason Marchment (81 GP, 22-31-52 +22) vs. Jonathan Marchessault (82 GP, 42-27-69); Jack Eichel (63 GP, 31-37-68 +4); William Karlsson (70 GP, 30-30-6- +15); Mark Stone (56 GP, 16-37-53); Chandler Stephenson (75 GP, 16-35-51 –9); Ivan Barbashev (82 GP, 19-26-45 +15); Nicolas Roy (70 GP, 13-28-41 +8)
Premium Defense: Miro Heiskanen (71 GP, 9-45-54 +8); Thomas Harley (79 GP, 15-32-47 +28) vs. Shea Theodore (46 GP, 5-36-41 +6); Alex Pietrangelo (64 GP, 4-29-33 –5); Brayden McNabb (82 GP, 4-22-26 +18)
Dallas is Balanced: Sixth on the PP at 24.2 and eighth on the kill at 82.0. It has been that way for a while. GA: 232 Top-8/10. GF 294 (3rd)
Did VGK Even Worry?: Vegas had a 1-6-1 stretch; Vegas wants 5-on-5 play. PP For the Golden Knights is tied with the San Jose Sharks at 21st with 20.2%. PK: 16th, 79.3%.
Goaltending: Jake Oettinger (54 GP, 34-14-4, 2.72 GAA, .905 SV, 3 SO); Scott Wedgewood (32 GP, 16-7-5, 2.85 GAA, .899 SV) vs. Adin Hill (34 GP, 19-11-2, 2.70 GAA, .910 SV, 2 SO); Logan Thompson (46 GP, 25-14-5, 2.70 GAA, .908 SV, 1 SO)
Who wins the series? Give some reasons for both….
SERIES RECAP (Road Team Has Won Every Game So Far)
Game 1: VGK Wins 4-3: Stone, Marchessault, Hertl, McNabb. DAL: Benn, Robo, Marchment Oettinger gets a loss as he stops 11 of 15. Thompson 26 of 29. Breakaways.
Game 2: VGK Wins 3-1 Thompson 20 of 21. Marchessault, Hanifin, Eichel.
Game 3: DAL Wins 3-2 Thompson stops five breakaways in loss. 43 of 46. VGK ties game at 2-2. Eichel (SHG) but Wyatt Johnston (2) waits out Thompson in OT and lifts it over the shoulder. Oettinger best game of the series as he stops 32 of 34.
Game 4: DAL Wins 4-2 Dadonov, Johnston, Dellandrea, Hintz. Sick effort from Hintz to block the shot and score on the empty-netter. Oettinger 32 of 34 in the win. Desperate Stars team and I see them starting to outplay Vegas.
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