With Sidney Crosby continuing his brilliance for the Penguins and Braden Holtby not having the same response in net for the Capitals, the second-round series between the NHL’s top teams has tilted in Pittsburgh’s favor.
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Lady Luck was not with the Golden Knights on Saturday, as the expansion team didn’t get one of the top three spots in the NHL Draft Lottery in Toronto.
Las Vegan Jason Zucker finished with 22 goals, 25 assists and 47 points in 79 games. He was a plus-34, which tied him for first in the NHL with teammate Ryan Suter in plus-minus.
Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal with 3:51 left to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators in Game 2 on Friday night to tie the Western Conference semifinal series.
The expansion Golden Knights are hoping for the No. 1 pick and will select no lower than sixth after the weighted lottery’s three phases have been drawn.
Sidney Crosby scored two goals in 52 seconds, Nick Bonino had the winner in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series on Thursday night.
George McPhee said the Golden Knights have a unique opportunity to get a good player by participating in Saturday’s NHL Draft Lottery in Toronto. The team is guaranteed no worse than the sixth overall pick.
The NHL expansion team will play four road games in an eight-day span followed by three home games in six days, pending final approval by the NHL.
Sasha Lakovic died Tuesday in West Kelowna, British Columbia, after being diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer in October. He was 45.
The biggest move on NFL Week 1 regular-season lines is on the Raiders-Titans total, which is at 52 after opening at 53½.