Top seed in the Western Conference becomes the first team in the Stanley Cup playoffs to advance to the conference semifinals
Vegas Golden Knights celebrate their 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 5 of their series on Aug. 18, 2020.Facing an early deficit, the Vegas Golden Knights were sparked by its stars, setting the stage for Alex Tuch to send top-seed in the Western Conference into the next round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Vegas became the first team in the playoffs to advance to the conference semifinals. The Golden Knights will face the lowest remaining seed in the next round.“We were glad to get it over with tonight because they weren’t going away quietly,” Vegas coach Peter DeBoer said. “They made us earn it. It was a hard fought hockey game. We got in that hole early and I just like how we’ve responded to adversity when it’s appeared during this playoff.
Robin Lehner made 23 saves including a couple of big stops in the closing seconds, and improved to 8-1 since being acquired by the Golden Knights from Chicago back in February.“It felt really nice for me to close this out because it’s a bit weird playing your old teams, especially that group,” Lehner said. “That’s a hell of a group, they treated me really well, got a lot of friends on that team, all love for that organization.
Corey Crawford, who made 48 saves in a masterful Game 4 performance to keep Chicago alive, made 35 saves in Game 5. But Crawford couldn’t withstand a continued onslaught of pressure by the Golden Knights, capped by Tuch’s goal, using his size to hold off defenceman Adam Boqvist and score the deciding goal.“We gave it a good chance the last couple of games. was great and gave us a chance,” Kane said.
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