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Vegas Golden Knights: Three Keys to taking Game 2 and going up 2-0

By Andrew Steele-Davis

Players line up for the national anthem before the start of a game between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Chicago Blackhawks in Game One of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)
Players line up for the national anthem before the start of a game between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Chicago Blackhawks in Game One of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images) /
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Corey Crawford #50 of the Chicago Blackhawks blocks a shot against Paul Stastny #26 of the Vegas Golden Knights during the second period in Game One of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
Corey Crawford #50 of the Chicago Blackhawks blocks a shot against Paul Stastny #26 of the Vegas Golden Knights during the second period in Game One of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images) /

Key 2 – Power up the PP

Both the Golden Knights and the Chicago Blackhawks played a real disciplined game in Game 1, and it showed on the scoreboard.

Both teams had two attempts on the power play each and both went 0/2.

That will need to change for the Golden Knights.

They are bound to get more opportunities on the man advantage given that Chicago is trailing in the series and will now start to take more chances.

With the plethora of potent weapons at their disposal, Vegas will need to execute better on the PP in order to really live up to expectations.

After all, special teams are key in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

And, you can’t be giving up shorthanded goals in a Best-of-Seven series as the Knights did in Game 1 with Shea Theodore coughing up a bad turnover.

Going 2-0 up in a series isn’t the final nail in the coffin by any stretch, but it would be a huge step forward for the Golden Knights and they will need to be a lot better on the power play if they are to win Game 2.

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