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Vegas Golden Knights: Three-must win games on last leg of road trip

By Andrew Steele-Davis

NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 27: Matt Irwin #52 of the Nashville Predators battles for the puck against Tomas Nosek #92 of the Vegas Golden Knights at Bridgestone Arena on November 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 27: Matt Irwin #52 of the Nashville Predators battles for the puck against Tomas Nosek #92 of the Vegas Golden Knights at Bridgestone Arena on November 27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – JANUARY 21: Josh Brown #2 and goalie Sergei Bobrovsky #72 of the Florida Panthers celebrate after defeating the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 at the United Center on January 21, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Bill Smith/NHLI via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – JANUARY 21: Josh Brown #2 and goalie Sergei Bobrovsky #72 of the Florida Panthers celebrate after defeating the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 at the United Center on January 21, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Bill Smith/NHLI via Getty Images) /

3. Golden Knights @ Florida Panthers, Feb. 6

This is the final game of what has been one hell of a long road trip for the Vegas Golden Knights, and it will be an opportunity to finish it on a high.

Plus, with everything considered, this contest has the potential to be arguably the most important of the road trip.

Given that this showdown will come after a game with the Tampa Bay Lightning who are really starting to find their groove, the Golden Knights could need to win in Florida in order to try and salvage the overall road trip.

But it won’t be easy.

Florida, under the guidance of three-time Stanley Cup champion Joel Quenneville, boast a bucketload of talent and it is starting to look like that Sergei Bobrovsky is finding his groove.

Also, another added caveat is the fact that the Panthers lead the entire National Hockey League in Goals For Per Game, averaging a whopping 3.67 goals per game.

And, considering that the Knights are ranked 15th in Goals Against Per Game (3.04), this has the potential to be messy for Vegas.

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All in all, the Vegas Golden Knights face a crucial slate of games to finish this road trip and they need to win three of the four in order to salvage what has been a disappointing trip so far.

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