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.
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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
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
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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
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