Avalanche faces Golden Knights for two games at T-Mobile Arena by Andy Vernier / ColoradoAvalanche.com
The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in overtime at Ball Arena on Wednesday in Game 2 to take a 2-0 lead in the second round. The best-of-seven set now shifts to Vegas for the third contest of the series on Friday at T-Mobile Arena.
Mikko Rantanen scored the game-winning goal in overtime his second career playoff marker in the extra frame while netminder Philipp Grubauer made a postseason career high 39 saves and Brandon Saad found the back of the net for the fifth consecutive contest. Reilly Smith and Alec Martinez scored for the Golden Knights, with Shea Theodore assisting on each of the tallies. Vegas goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury started in between the pipes for the first time in the series and let in three goals on 25 shots.
The Colorado Avalanche looks to extend its series lead when hosting the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of its second-round series at Ball Arena on Wednesday. The Avs earned a 7-1 win in Game 1 of the best-of-seven set on Sunday.Cale Makar registered a postseason career-high four points (one goal, three assists), while Colorado s top line of Nathan MacKinnon (two goals, one assist), Gabriel Landeskog (two goals, one assist) and Mikko Rantanen (one goal, one assist) combined for eight points. William Karlsson scored the lone goal for the Golden Knights, as Max Pacioretty and Jonathan Marchessault each picked up an assist on the tally.
The Colorado Avalanche is expecting a more competitive contest tonight in Game 2 against the Vegas Golden Knights, but much like in Game 1, the Avs are not worried about the opposition and are determined to play their game. The Avalanche won 7-1 in the opener of the best-of-seven set at Ball Arena on Sunday. Ahead of that matchup, Colorado had a full week between games to practice and rest up for its next series while Vegas competed in an emotional Game 7 against the Minnesota Wild to secure its second-round berth just 48 hours prior."We know that they are going to want to bounce back, they probably didn t like the way they played in Game 1," said forward J.T. Compher. "I think in our locker room, we are worried about ourselves and our start. We want to make sure that we are coming with the same speed and attack mentality that we had in Game 1."
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The Chicago Blackhawks will not make the playoffs if they lose this game tonight against the Nashville Predators. They are 0-4-2 in six meeting this season and anymore dropped points, while the Dallas Stars continue to gain points and have games in-hand of the Blackhawks, will be the final nail in their postseason coffin.
• Chicago is coming off a 5-2 loss to the Predators in which they allowed four goals in a combined one minute and nine seconds. Kevin Lankinen was pulled for the first time this season, and the Predators put their clamps on the Blackhawks offensively. It’s been the same script pretty much all season between Chicago and Nashville and if we get an encore tonight, it’s over.