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Wonder Where Goals Went: Golden Knights Lose
The Vegas Golden Knights will no longer be the Stanley Cup winners, it is official. The Golden Knights can begin their investigation into why their hopes of retaining that championship were dashed in the first round of the playoffs by examining their goal-scoring deficiencies.
Vegas was only able to manage one goal in a 2-1 loss against the Dallas Stars on Sunday, with the season on the line. For the sixth straight game, the Golden Knights managed to score two goals or fewer.
The single goal scored by Vegas that evening came from Brett Howden’s second-period goal, which was also his first of the series. A couple of backhanders summed up the series nicely. A yawning cage caught Jack Eichel’s attention late in the second period, and he would flip his backhand opportunity off the side netting.
Dallas forward Radek Faksa would score the ultimate series winner on a backhand shot early in the third period.
Many Suspects For The Golden Knights
The Golden Knights would quickly take a 2-0 series lead and score seven goals. They’d only manage nine goals in their final five games, going 1-4.
For Vegas, Eichel and Mark Stone would each score a series-high three goals. Brayden McNabb and Noah Hanifin, two defensemen, each scored two goals.
The well then starts to run dry. Jonathan Marchessault, the Conn Smythe Trophy winner from last spring, scored two goals. Nonetheless, he led the team in goals scored during the regular season with 42. One could argue that more was anticipated of him. For Tomas Hertl, same goes. He was a vital acquisition made by the team during the trade deadline, good for a single tally.
William Carrier and Michael Amadio were the only other players from Vegas to score during the series, each with one goal.
Despite scoring thirty goals in the regular season, William Karlsson did not light a single red light in seven games versus Dallas. In the goals column, Ivan Barbashev, who scored seven goals in the playoff runs the previous season, was likewise kept off the scoresheet. During the regular season, he was good for nineteen goals.
The Golden Knights are in a precarious situation as they approach the most challenging summer they have ever experienced in terms of personnel decisions and salary cap difficulties. It was all parades and festivities a year ago. There are just doubts and questions this year.