Viva Las Vegas! Golden Knights Take 3-0 Series Lead Over L.A. Kings when three-2 Win in Game 3
James Neal scored the go-ahead goal at the 14:23 mark within the playing period and also the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the l. a. Kings, 3-2, to require a stranglehold on the Western Conference 1st spherical Playoffs
Cody Eakin #21 is congratulated by Jon Merrill #15, Ryan Carpenter #40 and Colin Miller #6 of the Vegas Golden Knights throughout the period of play in Game 3 of the Western Conference 1st spherical against the l. a. Kings throughout the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on Apr fifteen, 2018 in l. a. , California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Viva Las Vegas.
James Neal scored the go-ahead goal at the 14:23 mark within the play and also the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the la Kings, 3-2, to require a stranglehold on the Western Conference initial spherical Playoffs.
Marc-Andre Fleury created thirty seven saves associated William Karlsson value-added an extra-insurance goal twenty one seconds later because the Golden Knights took a 3-0 lead within the best-of-seven series.
"All the games are shut," noted Fleury regarding the 3 one-goal games within the series. "We're taking part in well and we're insensible position, however we've got to stay our foot on the pedal. Nothing is over.
1.Freaky Friday: Golden Knights Defeat L.A. Kings in 2OT
Alex Iafallo unfolded the grading 13:14 into the primary amount because of an attractive pass from Anze Kopitar. At first, Iafallo's shot looked as if it would have hit the crossbar and wasn't a goal, however when a review, the puck hit the white bar behind the crossbar at the so much post.
Cody Eakin tied the sport midway through the play once a vicious offensive attack by Vegas. First, Colin Miller's shot hit the post, then Eakin's shot gets blocked and therefore the rebound falls to Ryan Carpenter United Nations agency slides it back to Eakin United Nations agency buries it into the rear of cyber web.
2. Vegas Puts on Pregame Extravaganza for NHL Playoffs
Eight minutes later, James Neal scored the go-ahead goal as he spun past Oscar Fantenberg along the boards and slid the puck through the five-hole of Jonathan Quick for the go-ahead goal.
"My little brother taught me that move," joked Neal after the game. "I had the ability to make a play on him [Fantenberg] so I just tried to get around him as quick as I could and get a shot off."
Seconds later, the Golden Knights took a commanding 3-1 lead after Jonathan Marchessault sent the puck to the boards behind the net after the faceoff in the Kings zone. Reily Smith raced to the puck and sent a blind backhand pass to the front of the net where Karlsson buried it for the insurance goal.
"We got scored on twice and we were chasing the game after that," Kopitar said of Game 3. "There’s nothing I can really say about that. We’re down, but we’re not out. There’s at least one game left to be played. We have to start with winning one and we’ll go from there."
The goal was the 21st of Kopitar's playoff career, surpassing Marcel Dionne for sixth on the Kings all-time playoff goals list.
Unfortunately for the two-time Stanley Cup Champions, it was too little too late as the Kings ran out of time and are now on the brink of elimination.
Jonathan Quick made 23 saves in the loss.
Two of the Kings top line defenders returned to the ice on Sunday in Game 3 as Jake Muzzin returned from an upper-body injury that saw him miss the last seven games and Drew Doughty returned from a one-game suspension.
Celebrity Sightings
Margot Robbie, David Beckham, Steve Carrell, Eric Stonestreet and Matthew Perry were just some of the celebrities in attendance.