Vegas Golden Knights: Sights and Sounds from Game 2 win in WCF

Let’s go through the sights and sounds from a dominant Game 2 win for the Vegas Golden Knights.

After laying a goose egg in a tough Game 1 loss to the Dallas Stars, the Vegas Golden Knights woke up to even up the Western Conference Final.

Robin Lehner got the start in Game 2 and made 24 saves for his fourth shutout of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Paul Stastny got the Golden Knights on the board in the second period, before William Karlsson converted on the power play as Vegas finally made it count on the man advantage.

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And it was game set and match in the middle frame when Tomas Nosek scored on the odd-man rush.

It was a huge win for the Golden Knights who made this a series, so let’s go over some Sights & Sounds from Game 2…

Unstoppable Lehner

Robin Lehner didn’t get the start in Game 1 to the surprise of many but he was back in the net for Game 2 and he delivered.

In a big way.

Lehner was unstoppable between the pipes once again, stopping all 24 shots he faced to pitch his fourth shutout of the postseason.

Yes, his fourth.

Not bad at all.

And, to put that in perspective, Lehner is now in sight of the NHL record for shutouts in a single postseason, which is currently held by the legendary Martin Brodeur with seven.

Also, Lehner’s shutout streak now stands at an insane 131:44, just 12:20 short of a franchise record.

Think what you want about Marc-Andre Fleury, the Golden Knights felt Lehner gave them the best chance to win and they are being proved right at the moment.

Breakthrough

The Golden Knights were blanked in Game 1 for the second time in four games, but their offense finally showed some life in Game 2.

And it was started by Paul Stastny who got the ball rolling at 4:53 in the second period.

After a neat entry into the offensive zone, Max Pacioretty sent over a centering pass and Stastny was there to knock the puck past Anton Khudobin.

Karlsson Powers it Up

Finally.

Entering the game with the 10th ranked power play and having gone 0/4 in Game 1, the Golden Knights power play finally woke from its slumber on Tuesday.

And Vegas had William Karlsson to thank after the center took a pass from Shea Theodore before ripping a shot from the circle.

It was a huge goal for the Golden Knights and a huge moment for special teams.

Putting a Bow on it

It was a huge second period for the Golden Knights and they effectively killed off the Dallas Stars in the middle frame.

And it was pretty much game over at 14:32 when Tomas Nosek buried a dish from Chandler Stephenson following a beautiful sequence of tic-tac-toe.

It was Nosek’s second goal of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and it just proved again that depth is key at this time of the year.

Big Winner

The Golden Knights’ Offense 

The pressure was on the Vegas forwards heading into Game 2 and they duly delivered.

They made sure to back up a big game from Robin Lehner by lighting the lamp twice and, if they can play like this for the rest of the series, then they could be making their second trip to the Stanley Cup Final in three years.

Big Loser

The Dallas Stars Coaching Staff

Anton Khudobin was solid in Game 2 with 24 saves on 27 saves, but he was pulled for Jake Oettinger late in the game.

It was a postseason debut for Oettinger who made five saves from five shots, but it was a move that made little sense on what was a bad night overall for the Dallas Stars.