Saturday night Vegas would take Game 3 after their 3-0 win and took the 2-1 series lead and looks to take the commanding 3-1 lead while Vancouver looks to tie the series up at 2 games each.
In order for Vancouver to tie up the series, they are going to need to play a full 60 minute team game and open up the scoring right away.
Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines and Defencive Pairings
Max Pacioretty — William Karlsson — Mark Stone
Reilly Smith — Paul Stastny — Jonathan Marchessault
Nick Cousins — Nicolas Roy — Alex Tuch
William Carrier — Chandler Stephenson — Ryan Reaves
Shea Theodore — Alec Martinez
Brayden McNabb — Nate Schmidt
Zach Whitecloud — Jon Merrill
Marc-Andre Fleury
Robin Lehner
Unfit to Play: Tomas Nosek
Scratched: Dylan Coghlan, Oskar Dansk, Reid Duke, Deryk Engelland, Nicolas Hague, Keegan Kolesar, Peyton Krebs, Nick Holden, Gage Quinney, Patrick Brown
Vancouver Canucks Lines and Defencive Pairings
Tanner Pearson — Elias Pettersson — Tyler Toffoli
J.T. Miller — Bo Horvat — Brock Boeser
Antoine Roussel — Adam Gaudette — Brandon Sutter
Tyler Motte — Jay Beagle — Jake Virtanen
Alexander Edler — Troy Stecher
Quinn Hughes — Christopher Tanev
Oscar Fantenberg — Jordie Benn
Jacob Markstrom
Thatcher Demko
Unfit to Play: Micheal Ferland, Josh Leivo, Tyler Myers
Scratched: Olli Juolevi, Justin Bailey, Jalen Chatfield, Louis Domingue, Tyler Graovac, Brogan Rafferty, Loui Eriksson
1st Period Analysis and Summary
Vancouver would go on the penalty kill with a Too Many Men penalty with Jake Virtanen serving the penalty.
Vegas opens up the scoring with a Max Pacioretty, his fourth in the postseason, power play goal at the 9:26 mark in the period with the assists going to Mark Stone and Jose Theodore.
Vegas goes on their own penalty kill when Chandler Stephenson is called for Interference at the 11:07 mark and Vancouver would strike on the mam advantage just eight seconds later when Elias Pettersson nets his sixth goal in the postseason.
Vegas takes the 2-1 advantage when Chandler Stephenson nets his second goal of the postseason at the 13:19 mark
The first 20 minutes comes to a close with the Vegas Golden Knights leading 2-1
| VAN Penalty | Too Many Men | served by | Jake Virtanen | 2 min minor | 09:03 |
| VGK PPG | Max Pacioretty (4) | Assisted by | Mark Stone (6) | Shea Theodore (9) | 09:28 |
| VGK Penalty | Chandler Stephenson | for | Interference | 2 min minor | 11:07 |
| VAN PPG | Elias Pettersson (6) | Assisted by | J.T. Miller (7) | Quinn Hughes (11) | 11:15 |
| VGK Goal | Chandler Stephenson (2) | Assisted by | Shea Theodore (10) | Alec Martinez (6) | 13:19 |
1st Period Stats
| Vegas Golden Knights | Vancouver Canucks | |
| Faceoffs | 10 for 25 | 15 for 25 |
| Power Play | 1 for 1 | 1 for 1 |
| Shots | 11 | 8 |
| Hits | 20 | 16 |
2nd Period Analysis and Summary
Puck possession between both teams in the first four minutes is important for both squads but more important for Vancouver if they want to remain in the contest.
This proves to be a great thing for Vancouver as Bo Horvat ties the score 2-2 with his goal at 4:07 in the period. It would be Horvat’s ninth goal of the postseason. On that goal, J.T. Miller and Alexander Edler are credited with the assists, the eighth and seventh assists in the postseason, respectively.
Marc-Andre Fleury makes fantastic saves to prevent the Canucks from taking the lead on more than one occasion. In order for Vegas to take the lead, the Golden Knights need to stop turning the puck over in their own zone and get the puck out.
Vegas goes on the penalty kill when Chandler Stephenson is called for a hooking call at 10:36.
Vancouver takes their first lead in the game when Tyler Toffoli scores his second goal of the season, a power play goal, at 11:26.
Vegas goes back on the penalty kill with Jonathan Marchessault going to the box for a hi-sticking penalty. Marchessault returns to the penalty box on an interference penalty. Vegas escapes from the two penalties unscathed but the Golden Knights need to stay out of the box if they expect to win this contest.
| VAN Goal | Bo Horvat (9) | Assisted by | J.T. Miller (8) | Alexander Edler (7) | 04:07 |
| VGK Penalty | Chandler Stephenson | for | Hooking | 2 min minor | 10:36 |
| VAN PPG | Tyler Toffoli (2) | Assisted by | Quinn Hughes (12) | J.T. Miller | 11:26 |
| VGK Penalty | Jonathan Marchessault | for | Hi-sticking | 2 min minor | 13:26 |
| VGK Penalty | Jonathan Marchessault | for | Interference | 2 min minor | 16:22 |
2nd Period Stats
| Vegas Golden Knights | Vancouver Canucks | |
| Faceoffs | 19 for 47 | 28 for 47 |
| Power Play | 1 for 1 | 2 for 4 |
| Shots | 25 | 20 |
| Hits | 34 | 36 |
3rd Period Analysis and Summary
Nate Schmidt ties the game 3-3 with his goal at 2:52 in the period. That goal would be Schmidt’s second in the postseason.
Vegas goes on to re-take the lead at 4-3 when the puck looks to bounce right off of Max Pacioretty’s skate and into the back of the net. Nate Schmidt is credited with the assist on the goal at the 7:02 mark in the period.
The Golden Knights extend the lead to 5-3 when William Karlsson pushes the puck to the net in front of Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom. That goal would be Karlsson’s third in this postseason.
Vancouver’s Antoine Roussel goes to the penalty box for a tripping call at the 10:45 mark and this cna give the Golden Knights the advantage to put the game away for good. Vegas is unsuccessful on the power play but still able to get the puck away from the Canucks.
With less than five minutes remaining in the contest, Vancouver is playing a little desperate hockey. However at 16:08, Marc-Andre Fleury is issued a Delay of Game penalty of hitting the puck over the glass. The penalty is served by Nick Cousins and during the penalty, Vancouver pulls goaltender Jacob Markstrom to bring on the extra attacker for the Canucks.
| VGK Goal | Nate Schmidt (2) | Assisted by | Jon Merrill (1) | 02:52 | |
| VGK Goal | Max Pacioretty (5) | Assisted by | Nate Schmidt (6) | Mark Stone (7) | 07:02 |
| VGK Goal | William Karlsson (3) | Assisted by | Max Pacioretty (2) | Mark Stone (8) | 08:29 |
| VAN Penalty | Antoine Roussel | for | Tripping | 2 min minor | 10:45 |
| VGK Penalty | Marc-Andre Fleury | for | Delay of Game-Puck over Glass (served by Nick Cousins) | 2 min minor | 16:08 |
3rd Period Stats
| Vegas Golden Knights | Vancouver Canucks | |
| Faceoffs | 24 for 62 | 38 for 62 |
| Power Play | 1 for 2 | 2 for 5 |
| Shots | 33 | 31 |
| Hits | 39 | 47 |
Vegas goes on to win Game 4 by the score of 5-3 and take the series lead 3-1. Game 5 takes place Tuesday evening and the Golden Knights look to advance to their second Western Conference final in three seasons.
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