Minnesota is on the verge of elimination after they fall 4-0 to the Vegas Golden Knights. They outshot Vegas 35-18 but were unable to get one by Marc-Andrea Fluery. Fleury now has 142 postseason wins and 16 postseason shutouts.
Vegas looks to close out the series Monday night but what can Minnesota do to avoid that? Cam Talbot has stood on his head this entire series while his offense has fallen sour thanks to Vegas’ brick wall defense and goaltending.
Calder Trophy candidate, Kirill Kaprizov had 27 goals on the season but has yet to notch one through 4 games. His offensive abilities could absolutely help Minnesota close the gap but it’s down to the wire now. Vegas’ offense was lights out last night. Nicholas Roy earned two goals. Along with him, Mark Stone and Alex Tuch added to the scoreboard.
Both teams have the ability to play shutout hockey. They showed off the first two games. The Wild are obvious underdogs here and have the cards stacked against them. However, if they can squeeze another win out this series, they could build on that momentum and give Vegas a bit of a run for their money.
In the last two games, Vegas has scored 9 goals. The Golden Knights look to close things out back in Vegas on Monday at 10:30 ET.
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