The Vegas Golden Knights have discovered the best formula to make the playoffs.
NHL Western Conference seed earned credit for Robin Lehner’s game at the net and forwards who produced 10 goals in three games against the Vancouver Canucks.
If Vegas perfects that mix in Sunday’s fourth game, it could take one step away from the Western Conference finals.
The Dallas Stars and New York Islanders can also sign up for the Tampa Bay Lightning as the show’s 3-1 most sensible groups at the time they’re circulating if they win on Sunday.
NHL Sunday Hours
Game 4: Colorado vs. Dallas (6 p.m. ET, NBCSN)
Game 4: Philadelphia vs. New York Islanders (8 p.m. ET, NBC)
Game 4: Vegas vs Vancouver (10:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN)
All games can be live-streamed on NBCSports.com and NBC Sports app.
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Vegas in Vancouver
Lehner is the goalkeeper with two bleachers in the round at the moment.
In Saturday’s third game, he stopped the Canucks by deflecting all 31 shots sent in his direction.
Over the course of 3 games, the acquisition of the industry deadline has a saving of Array952 and has granted 4 times, all at the time of the game.
In all his playoff victories, Lehner supported through a formidable offense, which he scored three times in Saturday’s victory. Fourteen of the 18 skaters who took the ice through Vegas in the series scored at least one point, with defenseman Shea Theodore leading the team with five points.
The intensity of the Golden Knights scoring is only difficult to handle for the Canucks, however, it can be detrimental to any opponent in the long run.
What can ruin Las Vegas’ good fortune is playing consecutive days. The Golden Knights lost the back-to-back game moment to the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round.
But if Vegas finds out about its mistakes in a purpose’s functionality in the fourth game of the first-round series, it may outperform the Canucks.
Vancouver gives Las Vegas their fight, as Bo Horvat, Elias Pettersson and others have been active in the offensive zone, but Lehner has simply been better.
Colorado in Dallas
Colorado, despite everything, discovered a way to break through Dallas’ defense in Game 3.
Colorado was also able to get production of all its lines rather than relying on Nathan MacKinnon to create his entire attack.
MacKinnon contributed to the third and fourth purposes of the six-strike explosion, but aside from assists, he was not directly involved in purpose games. In Games 1 and 2, the Colorado superstar played all five Colorado purposes.
Nazem Kadri and Nikita Zadorov had a purpose and an assist, and Cale Makar led Colorado with 3 assists. The 21-year-old defender may be the X-factor on both sides of the ice. It can provide additional offensive force from the point and assist slows down Dallas’ most sensitive scorers.
Although Joe Pavelski and Tyler Seguin had six shots in the third game, the duo combined for just one point from Seguin’s goal.
If Colorado’s defense neutralizes the Stars’ biggest threats, it may just point the series down and make it a best-of-three game for a place in the Western Conference finals.
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