"Against The Ropes" Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 6: Stars-Golden Knights NHL P-B-P/Color 5-3-24
6Game Story: The Vegas Golden Knights (hashtag#vegasborn) have forced a Game 7 after a masterful performance from Adin Hill. See the coverage here. - https://lnkd.in/eKCFYKT2
I'm closing out both series this weekend.
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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.
Game 5: DAL Wins 3-2 Both teams exchange a wild back and forth assault as the game is tied 2-2 after the first period. Lots of near misses, a missed 3-0 for DAL; Dadonov missed breakway, Stephen gets breakawy robbed by Oettinger and Hintz as well. A careless penalty by Pietrangelo with an elbow to Seguin turns into a game-winning goal for Robertson near the end of the second period. Oettinger strong 25 of 27. Hill starts for the first time and takes the loss 22 of 25. The home team wins a game in this series for the first time.
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