Vegas Golden Knights
After a series of victories, the leader of the West stumbled on the ice. Vegas successfully maintained their Canadian streak by defeating Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, but suffered a disastrous 4-7 defeat in their home rematch against the Oilers. This result should not affect the “jumpers” in any way, because the opponent was worthy and no one was denied the task of a prestigious victory in the conference. The players are close and one of the league’s major outsiders will meet.
Sharks from San Jose
In the last game, the Californians won their first victory in 1.5 months in regular time. They not only defeated, albeit limping, the representative of the top eight Winnipeg, but also staged a shutout – 3:0. This success was preceded by a series of nine defeats and, in general, the “sharks” rarely score points, and compared to the conference leader, they now look very weak, which will certainly affect the final result.
Forecast
As late as the first half of the regular season, opponents were exchanging guest wins, and in the middle of last month, Vegas won 2-1 at home in an amateur duel. Now everything is also in the hands of Bruce Cassidy’s team, because they are much better than the main outsider in all lanes and the whole game. San Jose has been giving way to the “black and gold” in regulation time for 4 home games and rarely can resist teams from the top group, which together bodes another defeat for the “sharks” with the conference leader fighting for victory in the west.