TC Martin

Golden Knights Face Ducks in Round 2   

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After a wild first round series with Utah, the Vegas Golden Knights are now set to square off against the Anaheim Ducks in what could turn out to be a very similar series.  

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The Knights defeated Utah 4-2 in what turned out to be a very physical and entertaining series against a young and inexperienced team.  That will hold true again as this will be billed the aging veterans versus the young and Mighty Ducks. 

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Vegas come back from a 2-1 series deficit to wrap up the opening round in six games. Utah’s speed gave them trouble, but the Golden Knights outlasted the Mammoth and will look to do the same against a Ducks squad that’s dangerous for many of those same reasons.

 

Anaheim upset Edmonton in the first-round averaging over 4 goals per game.  The Ducks defeated the Oilers in six games on the power of speed and high-powered offense. The Knights woke up late in their series after a sluggish start, but it was ultimately the club’s lockdown defense and experience that earned them the victory. 

 

The Golden Knights have come up empty against Anaheim this season as they lost all three regular season meetings by the identical score of 4-3.  Two of the three contests were decided in overtime.

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This is a very unique series.  Despite being division foes since Vegas came into the league in 2017, these teams have never met in the playoffs.  Anaheim has not been in the postseason since that season bowing out in the first round while the Knights were on their way to the Stanley Cup Final.  

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Prior to that, the Ducks had won five consecutive Pacific Division titles with some deep playoff runs.  With a very young roster this will be a challenge for this team, but they did get the better of VGK during the regular season.  We will see if the experienced Knights can depose of another young fast and gritty team.  Game 1 is tonight at T-Mobile arena at 6:30pm.