The Kids Are Alright: Young Ducks Shine in Golden Knights 3-1 Loss

This year, the  Vegas Golden Knights  earned the reputation as the best third-period team in the league— a silver lining in an otherwise disappointing season. Of course, this was in part due to their slow starts, but during the regular season, the end often justifies the means. After two poor showings against the  Anaheim Ducks , this can no longer be the case; the Golden Knights are extremely fortunate to escape with a series split.

In Game One, Carter Hart kept Vegas in the game until their stars arrived. Hart tried to do the same in Game 2; however, despite a 25-save performance, the scoring never came, and the Golden Knights lost 3-1. “I think we’re always concerned, no matter what,” said head coach John Tortorella following the game.

“Win or lose, coaches are always looking to pronounce the good things and work on the bad things. Yeah, we still have some things to work on. ” The first period was barely played at 5-on-5; both teams combined for over eight minutes of power play time.

The Ducks possessed the lion’s share of that power play time, and finished the period with a commanding 13-4 edge in shots. However, despite being thoroughly outshot and generating just four scoring chances against Anaheim’s 12, the Golden Knights escaped the first period and entered intermission tied at zero. In the second period, the Golden Knights finally strung together some decent shifts and outshot the Ducks 11-7.