It was a thrilling Game 1 which saw the Vegas Golden Knight earn the first victory of the series in a 5-4 final over the Carolina Hurricanes. There were multiple lead changes and rallies. Will Vegas take a commanding hold of the series on the way to their second Stanley Cup or will Carolina punch back?
Vegas Golden Knights
Game 1 saw five different goal scorers for Vegas. Brett Howden netted his 11th goal for this post season’s lead. Tomas Hertl eventually scored the game winner late in the third period.
Projected Lineup
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Pavel Dorofeyev
Brett Howden — William Karlsson — Mitch Marner
Tomas Hertl — Colton Sissons — Mark Stone
Cole Smith — Nic Dowd — Keegan Kolesar
Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin — Rasmus Andersson
Kaedan Korczak — Jeremy Lauzon
Carter Hart
Adin Hill
Carolina Hurricanes
It was a storybook start for Carolina which saw Nikolai Ehlers score the first two goals in Game 1 but Carolina just came up short in enough contributions on the scoreboard to take that first game. Will tonight be any different?
Projected Lineup
Andrei Svechnikov — Sebastian Aho — Seth Jarvis
Taylor Hall — Logan Stankoven — Jackson Blake
Nikolaj Ehlers — Jordan Staal — Jordan Martinook
William Carrier — Mark Jankowski — Eric Robinson
Jaccob Slavin — Jalen Chatfield
K’Andre Miller — Sean Walker
Shayne Gostisbehere — Alexander Nikishin
Frederik Andersen
Brandon Bussi
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