Golden Knights one win from advancing to 2nd round again
The Vegas Golden Knights are on the brink of reaching the second round for the second time in their two-year history.
A year after advancing all the way to the Stanley Cup final in their inaugural season, the Golden Knights are one win away from moving past the San Jose Sharks in the post-season again as the teams head into Game 5 (10 p.m. EDT) on Thursday night.
After losing the series opener at San Jose, Vegas has won three straight and will be looking to close it out back on the Sharks’ home ice. The Golden Knights know it won’t be easy, though.
Washington at Carolina
Road teams not only haven’t won in this series — they haven’t even led.
The Capitals led for a combined 89 minutes, 19 seconds in winning the first two games in Washington, while the Hurricanes led for the final 50:17 of their 5-0 victory at home in Game 3 that pulled them to 2-1 in the series.
Washington won a league-best 10 road games last year during its run to the Stanley Cup and won twice in Raleigh during the regular-season series against its division rival.
The Hurricanes will try to continue the home-ice trend despite some injuries. Rookie forward Andrei Svechnikov was in the concussion protocol after a punch from Alex Ovechkin early in Game 3 sent his head crashing onto the ice and left him wobbly. And coach Rod Brind’Amour says physical forward Micheal Ferland has been “pretty much” ruled out with an upper body injury.
St. Louis at Winnipeg
After dropping the first two games at home, the Jets return to Winnipeg in much better position after taking both games in
St. Louis.
“We did what we needed to do on the road and tied it up,” Winnipeg’s Kyle Connor said. “It’s exciting. We’re ready to go home and play . ... Our game’s not going to change much. We’re going to try and stick with that whether we’re home or away.”
St. Louis opened the series with a pair of one-goal wins, before the Jets bounced back with a 6-3 win in Game 3 and then evened the series with a 2-1 overtime victory on Tuesday night.