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Four reasons the Vegas Golden Knights are in trouble vs. the Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars’ suffocating defense, outstanding goaltending and opportunistic scoring have them up 3-1 in the series over Vegas, winning 2-1 on Saturday night in Game 4. “We can’t feel sorry for ourselves. In the playoffs, it’s never over until it’s over. We can’t look at it like a big mountain right now,” Knights center […]
Continue readingBuilt to win now, Vegas Golden Knights, the West’s top seed, fail to reach Stanley Cup Final
Coach Peter DeBoer was speechless as he walked into the Vegas Golden Knights’ dressing room on Monday after Game 5 of the NHL’s Western Conference finals. “I didn’t prepare something to say to them tonight because I just didn’t think we’d lose,” he said. Lose the Golden Knights did. Dallas Stars forward Denis Gurianov’s goal […]
Continue readingDown 3-1 to Stars, Golden Knights vow series ‘is a long way from over’
“We’ve been here before. We were in the same exact situation with Vancouver, with a goalie and a team playing like this. We stuck with it. This is a long way from over and we’re going to be a tough out,” said Vegas coach Peter DeBoer, in reference to the conference semifinal series that the […]
Continue reading2020 NHL playoffs preview: Vegas Golden Knights vs. Dallas Stars matchup, series pick
The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs have reached the final four, and in the West, that has yielded a matchup between the No. 1-seeded Vegas Golden Knights against the No. 3 Dallas Stars. For the Stars, a return to the final would be 20 years in the making, while for the Knights, it’s been … two […]
Continue reading2020 NHL Playoffs Today: Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders set for Game 7
The Dallas Stars dispatched an injury-riddled Colorado Avalanche and the Vegas Golden Knights finally solved Thatcher Demko and the Vancouver Canucks in their respective Game 7 wins. That gives us three of the NHL’s final four of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. Will it be the Philadelphia Flyers or the New York Islanders rounding out […]
Continue readingVegas’ Peter DeBoer says ‘no place for frustration’ after blowing 3-1 series lead
“There’s no place for frustration right now,” Knights coach Peter DeBoer said. “We’ve gotta win one game to move on. We’ll reset.” The story of the night — and, increasingly, the series — was Vancouver goalie Thatcher Demko, who entered the series in Game 5 after starting goalie Jacob Markstrom was deemed unfit to play. […]
Continue reading2020 NHL playoffs: Game 7 X factors, picks for Vegas Golden Knights vs. Vancouver Canucks
Who will emerge victorious and move on to the Western Conference finals? Our panel identifies the X factors in the game, and makes predictions on the final score. Emily Kaplan, national NHL reporter: Max Pacioretty. The Golden Knights are living a charmed NHL life. They’re on the verge of making the conference finals for the […]
Continue reading2020 NHL Playoffs Today: Double Game 7 day!
At first, we were worried we weren’t going to have any Game 7s in the 2020 NHL playoffs. Now — thanks to three teams climbing out of the dreaded 3-1 hole — we’re going to have three in a 28-hour span. And that includes two on Friday! In the same rink! What could possibly go […]
Continue readingGolden Knights escape Canucks’ hot goalie, win Game 7
“I need a drink after the last three games before I think about Dallas. We’ll talk tomorrow,” said coach Pete DeBoer, after his team’s 3-0 victory over the Canucks. It’s the second time in the three-year existence of the franchise that the Knights are in the conference finals. It almost didn’t happen because of one […]
Continue reading2020 NHL Playoffs Today: Colorado Avalanche looking to force a Game 7 against the Dallas Stars
Only one game on the docket for tonight, but if it is like every other game in this series, expect some high-scoring action from the Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche. A popular pick to win the Stanley Cup, the Avalanche will be fighting for their playoff lives in Game 6 while the Stars look […]
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