A team born this year as a team expansion, the other winner of two Stanley Cups in the recent past, this season have faced with a very high intensity that has resulted in a new rivalry, goals in profusion and a lot of suspense for what it has concerned the regular season but the playoffs ...
PRESENTATION OF TEAMS:
Las Vegas Golden Knights: team just assembled from scratch that was able to get second to the west and to amaze everyone because the pre-season projections did not even see them at the playoffs. In addition to an amalgamation and an extremely cohesive group the Knights were able to count on the technical explosion of the trio Karlsson (78 points) Marchessault (75 points) and Haula (55 points). None of these players had ever performed at that level and thanks to a new and super motivated Marc Andre Fleury were able to set up this mini sports miracle.
Los Angeles Kings: season between ups and downs for the Californian team, coach Stevens took over from coach Suter was unable to solve the problems related to the offensive efficiency that distinguished this group since the previous management. To make matters worse, Carter missed almost the whole season, but luckily Kopitar (the candidate for the HART Trophy) had a great season and together with Doughty he managed to conquer the first Wild Card for access to these playoffs.
Race 1 (VGK 1 LAK 0)
Race 1 started immediately with a bang because after only 3:23 the hosts found themselves in advantage with a violent slap shot by Shea Theodore close to the blue line on which Quick could not do anything with the traffic in front of him . From then on the game took a very physical turn and Doughty thanks to a stroke trimmed Carrier will be later disqualified for race 2 and has done nothing but throw fuel on the fire on a climate at T Mobile Arena already to say the least hot . The emotions more than technical have been physical and nervous because the defenses and especially the goalkeepers have made it as a master denying any other attempt to make goals. Fleury man of the match with shoutout and 30 salvos on 30 just better than his colleague Quick that ended with a very good 27 out of 28 but was not able to give the Kings the first victory in the 2018 playoffs.
Race 2 (VGK 2 LAK 1) 2OT
The Kings called to equalize the series without their best defender Drew Doughty and above all to find their first goal in these playoffs. But even in this match the guests found themselves chasing their rivals as after 14:47 from the start of the game Alex Tuch capitalized with a power play goal the penalty committed by Kyle Clifford, the assists go to Marchessault and Smith.
Kings' answer comes with 15:55 in the second period with another power play goal the first in his playoff career for Paul LaDue who is good at piercing Fleury with a slap shot from the blue line thanks to Phaneuf and Amadio assists. Since then, the Knights have played better and have created most of the scoring opportunities and it was just an excellent Johnatan Quick to prevent the game from coming to an end within the regular time frame. As a result we went to the overtime where the monologue was the same and where the Kings tried to make up for the technique with a series of intense shots but the Golden Knights were not intimidated and in the second overtime they finally managed to beat Quick with Erik Haula that after being thrown by James Neal managed to put the disk inside the door thanks to a feint.
Race 3 (LAK 2 VGK 3)
If it was not a must win for Kings Race 3 we lacked a little and the attitude of the hosts was proactive from the beginning where they stabilized the penalty spot in the offensive area mainly thanks to a good job in the faceoffs and the first advantage in the series arrived in the first period thanks to a good combination between Kopitar and Iafallo who went to beat Fleury with a precise snap shot under the crossbar.
The Kings kept the control of the apartita easily up to 6 minutes played in the third period when Eakin take advantage of a series of defensive disfunctions of Los Angeles found himself alone against Quick after a rebuttal signing the goal of the tie. Since then, the Kings have collapsed psychologically suffering two more goals in a short time, one from Neal on Schmidt's assists and the other from Karlsson on Smith's assist, was useless Kopitar's goal 2 minutes from the end.
IN THE MEANING IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE ...
Nasville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche
Respected field factor with two excellent games offensively speaking for the Predators in the friendly walls despite the other side has played a good hockey comuqnue. When the series moved to Colorado the Avalanche managed to impose their game and reopen the series with good5 goals trimmed to Rinne.Winnipeg Jets vs Minnesota WildAnche here field factor respected in full, very balanced race 1 went to the hosts and so also race 2 which was a Canadian domain from the beginning. As it was logical to expect in Minneapolis the Wild are a whole other team and with 6 goals have extended their rivals reopening the series. Anaheim Ducks vs. San Jose Sharks Sharks dominant in both phases of the game, only in race 2 the Ducks have managed to to limit their historical enemies but also in it they have not succeeded in ripping the W and now after the humiliating and net 8-1 they are found under 3-0 dominated in all respects.
PRESENTATION OF TEAMS:
Las Vegas Golden Knights: team just assembled from scratch that was able to get second to the west and to amaze everyone because the pre-season projections did not even see them at the playoffs. In addition to an amalgamation and an extremely cohesive group the Knights were able to count on the technical explosion of the trio Karlsson (78 points) Marchessault (75 points) and Haula (55 points). None of these players had ever performed at that level and thanks to a new and super motivated Marc Andre Fleury were able to set up this mini sports miracle.
Los Angeles Kings: season between ups and downs for the Californian team, coach Stevens took over from coach Suter was unable to solve the problems related to the offensive efficiency that distinguished this group since the previous management. To make matters worse, Carter missed almost the whole season, but luckily Kopitar (the candidate for the HART Trophy) had a great season and together with Doughty he managed to conquer the first Wild Card for access to these playoffs.
Race 1 (VGK 1 LAK 0)
Race 1 started immediately with a bang because after only 3:23 the hosts found themselves in advantage with a violent slap shot by Shea Theodore close to the blue line on which Quick could not do anything with the traffic in front of him . From then on the game took a very physical turn and Doughty thanks to a stroke trimmed Carrier will be later disqualified for race 2 and has done nothing but throw fuel on the fire on a climate at T Mobile Arena already to say the least hot . The emotions more than technical have been physical and nervous because the defenses and especially the goalkeepers have made it as a master denying any other attempt to make goals. Fleury man of the match with shoutout and 30 salvos on 30 just better than his colleague Quick that ended with a very good 27 out of 28 but was not able to give the Kings the first victory in the 2018 playoffs.
Race 2 (VGK 2 LAK 1) 2OT
The Kings called to equalize the series without their best defender Drew Doughty and above all to find their first goal in these playoffs. But even in this match the guests found themselves chasing their rivals as after 14:47 from the start of the game Alex Tuch capitalized with a power play goal the penalty committed by Kyle Clifford, the assists go to Marchessault and Smith.
Kings' answer comes with 15:55 in the second period with another power play goal the first in his playoff career for Paul LaDue who is good at piercing Fleury with a slap shot from the blue line thanks to Phaneuf and Amadio assists. Since then, the Knights have played better and have created most of the scoring opportunities and it was just an excellent Johnatan Quick to prevent the game from coming to an end within the regular time frame. As a result we went to the overtime where the monologue was the same and where the Kings tried to make up for the technique with a series of intense shots but the Golden Knights were not intimidated and in the second overtime they finally managed to beat Quick with Erik Haula that after being thrown by James Neal managed to put the disk inside the door thanks to a feint.
Race 3 (LAK 2 VGK 3)
If it was not a must win for Kings Race 3 we lacked a little and the attitude of the hosts was proactive from the beginning where they stabilized the penalty spot in the offensive area mainly thanks to a good job in the faceoffs and the first advantage in the series arrived in the first period thanks to a good combination between Kopitar and Iafallo who went to beat Fleury with a precise snap shot under the crossbar.
The Kings kept the control of the apartita easily up to 6 minutes played in the third period when Eakin take advantage of a series of defensive disfunctions of Los Angeles found himself alone against Quick after a rebuttal signing the goal of the tie. Since then, the Kings have collapsed psychologically suffering two more goals in a short time, one from Neal on Schmidt's assists and the other from Karlsson on Smith's assist, was useless Kopitar's goal 2 minutes from the end.
IN THE MEANING IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE ...
Nasville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche
Respected field factor with two excellent games offensively speaking for the Predators in the friendly walls despite the other side has played a good hockey comuqnue. When the series moved to Colorado the Avalanche managed to impose their game and reopen the series with good5 goals trimmed to Rinne.Winnipeg Jets vs Minnesota WildAnche here field factor respected in full, very balanced race 1 went to the hosts and so also race 2 which was a Canadian domain from the beginning. As it was logical to expect in Minneapolis the Wild are a whole other team and with 6 goals have extended their rivals reopening the series. Anaheim Ducks vs. San Jose Sharks Sharks dominant in both phases of the game, only in race 2 the Ducks have managed to to limit their historical enemies but also in it they have not succeeded in ripping the W and now after the humiliating and net 8-1 they are found under 3-0 dominated in all respects.
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