A handful of penalties resulting from a fracas with 4:24 remaining left the Florida bench well short. Game 2 is Monday in Las Vegas.īefore the Panthers even get a chance to respond, they ratcheted up the physical play late after falling behind by two. We were just trying not to play into it.” “It’s exactly what we expected,” said Vegas defenseman Shea Theodore, who scored his first goal of the playoffs and ended a 27-game drought dating to March 7. The combination of that offense and Hill’s 33 saves put Vegas up after a feisty opener between Sun Belt teams who wasted little time getting acquainted with big hits during play and plenty of post-whistle pushing and shoving. Reilly Smith sealed it with an empty-netter to make the score look more lopsided than the game. Whitecloud put Vegas ahead, a crucial penalty kill followed and captain Mark Stone scored an insurance goal that was reviewed for a high stick and confirmed. “We just wanted to play the right way and be disciplined, and tonight we were able to be the better team.” “We kept out composure, and it was good,” said Marchessault, one of six original Knights players left from the start of the franchise in 2017 who scored the tying goal in the first period. Vegas rallied from an early deficit, got the go-ahead goal from Zach Whitecloud with just over 13 minutes left and arguably the best save of the playoffs from Adin Hill and beat Florida 5-2 Saturday night to take the lead in the best-of-seven series. “We were ready,” Jonathan Marchessault said. LAS VEGAS – Back in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in five years and trailing the Florida Panthers less than 10 minutes into Game 1, the Vegas Golden Knights sent a very clear message. Game 2: Lightning at Hurricanes, 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 31: Canadiens at Maple Leafs, 7 p.m. LIVE STREAM: You can watch the Canadiens-Maple Leafs stream on NBC Sports’ live stream page and the NBC Sports app. WHAT: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs (Series tied 3-3) I think the games have gotten harder, Montreal has played better and we haven’t dealt with it well.” I don’t think pressure has anything to do with it at this stage here. “I think you have to ignore it,” said Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe. Already Stanley Cup contenders, coming up short could result in big changes in the offseason for the Maple Leafs. The winner of this series will face the Jets in the Second Round.Īll of the pressure will be on the Maple Leafs, who owned a 3-1 series lead before Montreal’s two overtime wins. Game 7 will see 550 fully-vaccinated frontline workers in attendance in Scotiabank Arena hoping to see Toronto win its first playoff series since 2004. Game 6 was played in front of 2,500 fans inside Bell Centre. Ī second straight overtime game ended in the Canadiens’ favor, with Jesperi Kotkaniemi‘s goal forcing a Game 7 against the Maple Leafs. You can watch the game online and on the NBC Sports app by clicking here. Canadiens-Maple Leafs stream coverage begins at 7 p.m. CNBC’s coverage of the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs continues with Monday’s Game 7 between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs.
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