I’m worried we’re going to have a short Stanley Cup Final. The Knights are up 2-0 over the Panthers as the series arrives tonight in Florida, where the home team simply has to win or else the whole thing is a foregone conclusion. They’ve got to make adjustments, especially on how they prioritize hits, but I think they can do it.
VEGAS AT FLORIDA
8:00 PM
Vegas leads 2-0
I know it feels like the Panthers are washed, but I don’t think the Panthers are washed. They’re controlling play fine at five-and-five and are getting chances on the power play, but they’re just getting goal diff’d. Through a lot of screens, Sergei Bobrovsky allowed four goals more than expected during five-on-five, and the Panthers have scored two goals below expected during the power play. Barring some legendary lights-out stuff, I think that’s the end of Bobrovsky’s Conn Smythe bid, and I’m not even sure he’ll play tonight.
Let’s do that comments.
