Golden Knights stun Avalanche, take 2-0 lead in West Final

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The Golden Knights scored twice in the third period to defeat the Colorado Avalanche and take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Final.

DENVER — The Vegas Golden Knights scored doubly successful conscionable implicit 2 minutes successful the 3rd play to travel backmost and triumph 3-1 implicit the Colorado Avalanche successful Game 2 of the Western Conference Final astatine Ball Arena connected Friday.

Center Jack Eichel scored his archetypal extremity since Game 3 of the archetypal circular astatine 9:15 to necktie it 1-1, past Ivan Barbashev scored the go-ahead extremity 2:07 later.

Barbashev added the empty-netter with 1:03 to spell to seal it.

The Knights pb the bid 2-0. Game 3 is astatine T-Mobile Arena astatine 5 p.m. connected Sunday.

Goaltender Carter Hart followed a masterful show successful Game 1 with 29 saves. He kept it a 1-0 crippled until his teammates broke through.

Avalanche halfway Ross Colton opened the scoring with 3:01 near successful the archetypal period.

The Knights improved to 4-1 erstwhile playing Game 2 connected the road.

Teams are 13-0 since 1982 erstwhile taking a 2-0 pb successful the league last aft winning some games connected the road.

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