The Capitals have found ways to disrupt the Vegas game plan at both ends of the ice. Washington has done an excellent job of getting in the way of pucks, blocking 85 shots so far in the series, including 24 in their 6-2 Game 4 win.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re getting into the lanes, and we need to move more,\u201d Golden Knights forward Ryan Reaves told the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s frustrating getting your shot blocked, so we have to find a way to get the puck on goal.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nWashington goalie Braden Holtby showed appreciation for the defensive effort he has seen from his teammates, saying that it\u2019s harder and more complex than it may look to fans.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s more to blocking shots than just going out there and trying to get hit,\u201d Holtby told reporters. \u201cWe\u2019re doing a great job of creating the right layers, guys going out there strategically to know which lane I\u2019m picking for sight lines and they\u2019re taking away the other half and making big blocks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Home Cooking Could Spark Knights<\/strong><\/h2>\nVegas will also have to find ways to slow down the Caps offense, which seemed to get an endless supply of open net opportunities in Game 4. Goaltender Marc Andre-Fleury hasn\u2019t always been as sharp as he looked earlier in the postseason, but he has also had little chance to shut down many Washington stops, particularly in the last two games.<\/p>\n
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The good news for the Knights is that they\u2019ll be back at home on Thursday, where they\u2019ve been dominating the opposition all season long. Bovada gives the Golden Knights the advantage in Game 5, making them a -145 favorite to keep the series alive.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nShould Vegas win, they\u2019ll have to head back to DC for Game 6 and hope to win again, which would bring the series back to Las Vegas for a decisive Game 7. But that\u2019s still a long way off, and the Knights say they aren\u2019t thinking that far ahead just yet.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s nothing to focus on the big picture,\u201d Golden Knights forward James Neal told reporters ahead of Game 5. \u201cBig picture\u2019s not there if we don\u2019t win Game 5.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Vegas Golden Knights have their work cut out for them as they head back home for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final trailing 3-1 in their series against the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. The puck drops at 5 pm Pacific Time (8 pm ET) at T-Mobile Arena. Vegas has lost the last […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":79990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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