Stanley Cup hits hard again as Las Vegas defeats Florida 7-2
The Las Vegas Golden Knights have revealed that the Stanley Cup could be an absolute whitewash because it didn’t just win, but rather broke down. florida Game 2 is the Panthers.
The host team asserted their dominance on the ice Monday night as they entered a series they were leading 2-0 with a 7-2 win.
We weren’t able to stop the match because we were even more physically fit than we were in the first leg.
A devastating blow from Matthew Tkachuk sent Knights forward Jack Eichel into the dressing room.
Eichel was sidelined late in the second period on Monday night after suffering an apparent right shoulder injury following a heavy check by the Florida Panthers forward.
Golden Knights beat Panthers 7-2 to enter series leading 2-0
Even more physically fit than in the first game, the hosts were unable to cancel Monday’s game.
Matthew Tkachuk’s devastating blow sent Knights forward Jack Eichel into the dressing room
Eichel was skating out of his zone when Tkachuk landed a hard shoulder-to-shoulder hit at the line, the impact slamming him into the back and knocking off his helmet.
The takedown sparked a new brawl between the two teams, and a similar brawl erupted in Game 1, forcing officials to intervene again. This brawl was also caused by Tokachuk. Nicola Haig of Sucker Punch.
Tkachuk received an additional 10 minutes of game cheating and a 2 minute light penalty for violent behavior in the aftermath of the monster hit.
After assisting Jonathan Marcheseau’s goal in the first period, Eichel stood up, frowning in pain, and quickly skittered into the locker room.
The assist was Eichel’s 15th in the 2023 postseason, the highest total of any player. After 27 goals and 39 assists in 67 regular-season games, Eichel has six goals in 19 playoff games this year.
However, the Knights didn’t stop the Crusade even after losing and kept the Panthers on ice.
The Las Vegas Golden Knights took the lead as Jonathan Marcheso scored twice to kick off an early onslaught chasing the NHL’s hottest postseason goaltender.
Addin Hill continued his stellar play with the Golden Knights, netting 29 saves and taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Jonathan Marcheseau scores twice to start the Golden Knights’ early onslaught
Before leaving the game, Eichel assisted Marcheseau’s goal in the first period.
Addin Hill continues to play great on the net with 29 saves for the Golden Knights
“Some plays are over,” Las Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. “It’s a good performance for us. Our players were ready to play.”
Marcheseau also assisted and scored three points. His 12 postseason goals set a Golden Knights record, all after the first round.
Brett Howden scored twice for the Knights, while Alec Martinez, Nicholas Roy and Michael Amadio also scored. Six players scored at least two points in Las Vegas, all 18 Knights skaters scored even-strength goals on ice, and nine scorers in the first two games set a Stanley Cup Finals record. rice field. The Knights’ seven goals tied the franchise record for a playoff game.
It was too heavy for Panthers goaltender Sergey Bobrovski, who was sent off 7:10 into the second period when he was trailing 4-0. It was the fifth time in 12 games that the Knights have chased an opposing goalkeeper.
“We can do a little better in front of the goaltenders,” Panthers manager Paul Morris said. “I put him outside to let him rest.”
For Florida, Tokachuk and Anton Rundell scored.
The team that led the series 2-0 in the Stanley Cup Finals will go 31-3 in the expansion era. The Panthers will try to defy history starting Thursday in Game 3 in Sunrise, Florida.
Hill once again brought not only his best game, but his aggressiveness. He stopped Carter Verhege’s breakaway in the first, then slammed Tkachuk in the net in the second half with a blocker and slashed with a stick.
“He was a surreal existence for us,” Las Vegas forward William Carrier said. “He was incredible.”
The Knights dominated early on, taking a 2-0 lead in the first period with goals from Marcheseau and Martinez. It was Las Vegas’ third consecutive power play goal and the first since Christmas.
Despite cheating in the 10-minute match, Tkachuk made up for it with a goal
The Panthers lost their biggest and toughest defenseman early on when Vegas forward Ivan Barbashev’s attack injured Radko Gudas. Gudas left at 6:39 and did not return.
It was the Golden Knights’ biggest trade-deadline acquisition and one of several big hits by Barbashev, who won the Stanley Cup in St. Louis in 2019. Barbashev broke the sternum of Colorado defenseman Samuel Girard during the playoffs last year, but it was another clean play. strike.
Las Vegas experienced a unique terror at the end of the second period when Jack Eichel was nailed on the right shoulder by Tokachuk. Eichel returned with a third goal, setting up the second assist for Marcheseau’s second goal of the game.
“I managed to control the momentum well tonight,” said Aichel. “And we scored some timely goals.”
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