Stoned! Golden Knights Drop Game 4 Without Captain Mark Stone

The Anaheim Ducks tied the series 2-2 with a 4-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4. What was on the line for the Anaheim Ducks and Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 at Anaheim on Sunday night? Teams that take a 3-1 lead in a best-of-seven series win the series 90 percent of the time (247 of 275).

Further, if the Game 4 win comes on the road to take a 3-1 series lead, that team wins 92 percent of the series (151 of 165). Given these percentages, the pressure was on the Anaheim Ducks (2-2), who rose to the occasion, netted two power play goals, and delivered a 4-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights (2-2). Both teams were captain-less.

Anaheim was missing Radko Gudas for a seventh straight game, while the Golden Knights were without captain Mark Stone due to an undisclosed injury. Stone only played 4:24 in Game 3 before exiting with a non-contact injury. Without Stone in the lineup this season, the Golden Knights were 8-9-5 and a winning percentage of .

519, compared to 31-17-12 with him and a winning percentage of . 593. The scoring opened when Anaheim finally figured out the Vegas penalty kill and got the game’s first goal via the power play.