{"id":103592,"date":"2019-04-24T13:27:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T20:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=103592"},"modified":"2019-04-24T13:45:40","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T20:45:40","slug":"controversial-penalty-leads-to-early-exit-for-vegas-in-stanley-cup-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/controversial-penalty-leads-to-early-exit-for-vegas-in-stanley-cup-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversial Penalty Leads to Early Exit for Vegas in Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round"},"content":{"rendered":"

There will not be another run to the Stanley Cup Final for Vegas Golden Knights this season.<\/p>\n

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Barclay Goodrow skates past Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury on his way to scoring the game-winning — and series-clinching — goal Tuesday night in San Jose. The game turned on a late penalty against Vegas that allowed the Sharks to erase a 3-0 deficit. (Image: San Jose Sharks)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last year\u2019s surprise team in the National Hockey League<\/a> lost 5-4 in overtime Tuesday to host San Jose in a decisive Game 7 of the Western Conference first-round matchup. Losing a Game 7 in overtime can be a heartbreaking way for any season to end, but the way the Golden Knights season came to an end was even more painful.<\/p>\n

Vegas led 3-0 lead with just more than 10 minutes to go when Cody Eakin hit Sharks center Joe Pavelski after a faceoff. Pavelski then collided with Vegas forward Paul Stasny before hitting his head hard on the ice.<\/p>\n

Pavelski skated off the ice with help from trainers and teammates, bleeding from the side of his head. (WARNING: Video below does show blood on the ice.)<\/p>\n

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