Patience pays off for Golden Knights in Game 2 win
Vegas' top line delivered with Ivan Barbashev scoring twice and Jack Eichel getting a goal and an assist in the 3-1 win over Colorado and a 2-0 series lead over the Avalanche.
Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel (9) and Colorado Avalanche center Martin Necas (88) battle for control of the puck during the first period of game two of the Western Conference Final of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena. Greedy? Why not?
Patience? Absolutely. There was a golden opportunity for the Vegas Golden Knights to put their skate on the throat of the Colorado Avalanche Friday night.
And the Knights did just that, thanks to their top line. Ivan Barbashev scored twice and Jack Eichel also scored to erase a 1-0 deficit as the Knights took a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Final with a 3-1 win at Ball Arena. With All-Star defenseman Cale Makar still absent for Colorado in Game 2 and the Avalanche needing to win to even the best-of-seven, the Knights were able to gain the upper hand.
“We tried to defend well and play as much as we could in their end,” Eichel said. “So much credit to the whole group. It was just a really gutsy effort.
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