Golden Knights' 2-0 Leads Have Translated Into Series Wins
With the Golden Knights bringing a 2-0 series lead back to Las Vegas, history is accompanying them when opening a playoff series with consecutive wins. Vegas has won four of the five series it's been in after winning Games 1 and 2, including the Western Conference Final and Stanley Cup Final in 2023. The Golden Knights defeated the West's No.
1 seed Colorado 4-2 in Game 1, and came from behind with three unanswered goals for a 3-1 victory on Friday in Game 2 . Vegas goaltender Carter Hart continues to impress as one of the best players on the ice for the Knights. He leads all postseason goalies with 10 wins, and among netminders with at least four appearances, he ranks No.
3 with a . 924 save percentage and No. 5 with a 2.
25 goals-against average. "I feel good," Hart said. "I’m just trying to take things one period at a time, one shift at a time, and one puck at a time, and just enjoy it.
" The series resumes in Vegas with Games 3 and 4 on Sunday and Tuesday, respectively. Three of the series the Knights won after taking a 2-0 lead were during years they made it to the Stanley Cup Final, as they swept the Los Angeles Kings in 2018, when they lost to the Washington Capitals in the Stanley Cup Final. The Knights also defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in five games after taking a 2-0 series lead during the 2020 playoffs in the bubble.