Series in Brief: Not even the Knights expected to sweep the Avalanche

Raphael Simard
Series in Brief: Not even the Knights expected to sweep the Avalanche
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Last night, the Knights had a chance to sweep the Avalanche.

With a 2-1 victory, John Tortorella's team swept the regular-season champions.

Even captain Mark Stone couldn't believe it.

In fact, he was the one who set the tone for the game.

He scored the first goal of the game.

Cole Smith then scored the game-winning goal late in the game.

Gabriel Landeskog cut the lead late in the game.

It was, however, too little, too late.

Mitchell Marner, one year after leaving Toronto, will play in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in his career.

Dominique Ducharme will be returning to the Final.

Vegas will now face the winner of the Hurricanes and the Canadiens.

If Montreal reaches the Stanley Cup Final, the team will have home-ice advantage for the first time in the playoffs. Carolina would also have home-ice advantage against the Knights.

The last time Vegas and Montreal faced off in the playoffs was in 2021. Montreal won the series in six games on St. John's Day. Carolina and the Knights have never faced each other in the playoffs.

The Blues, thanks to the pick acquired from the Avalanche, will have the 29th overall pick in the upcoming draft.


Overtime

– Sensational.

– Wow.

– The end is near.

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– Game highlights.

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– The Hurricanes can push the Habs to the brink tonight.

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