This season (and each of the last two postseasons) the Golden Knights have struggled to score goals when playing against a compact defensive setup.
In today’s film breakdown, we show a single shift that displays some good aspects of what Vegas is doing in-zone and quite a few bad ones.
The Golden Knights entered the 2021-22 season with a goal of creating more turnovers in the neutral zone to feed their dominant rush offense. Stealing an idea from a pair of teams that have knocked them out in the playoffs (Dallas and Washington), VGK implemented a 1-1-3 neutral zone setup.
In today’s film breakdown, we explain how the 1-1-3 works and display the strengths and weaknesses it offers the Golden Knights.
Since Pete DeBoer took over as head coach of the Golden Knights, one aspect of the game they’ve been consistently excellent at is penalty killing.
In today’s film breakdown, we show how VGK’s commitment to taking away a single pass on the penalty kill limits the amount of space the Golden Knights must defend, neutralizes one player on the opposing power play, and leads to VGK having one of the strongest penalty kills in the league.
No matter who you play in the postseason, breaking out of the defensive zone well is a prerequisite to winning a playoff series. The Golden Knights have been better at it than Colorado through the first four games of this Second Round.
In today’s film breakdown, we show how and why Vegas have succeeded while illustrating an example of the Avalance’s failure.
The Golden Knights turned things around from Game 1 to Game 2 defensively. One of the main reasons for the difference was the way they were attacking the Avs speed through the neutral zone.
In today’s film breakdown, we look at the importance of gap control, and especially early gaps, against the Colorado Avalanche.
Nathan MacKinnon is a superstar in the NHL and the Golden Knights must always be aware of him on the ice. An uncommon wrinkle to his game is something Vegas must be especially keen of.
In this film breakdown, I take a look at exactly how the Avalanche get MacKinnon to a dangerous place on the ice with the puck and how difficult it is to defend.
The Golden Knights needed one heck of a response to get into Game 3 and boy did they deliver it in the 2nd period. From down 2-0 (could have been 3-0), the Golden Knights stormed back to score three 2nd period goals and five unanswered.
The keys to the turning of the tide was in the details, which I point out in this episode of film breakdown.
The newest Golden Knight has made an immediate impact in Vegas seeing time on both the 2nd and 3rd lines and contributing a goal and two assists in six games.
It’s the style of play that has impressed me the most though, and that’s exactly what I highlight in today’s film breakdown.
This season the Golden Knights boast one of the best penalty-killing units in the NHL. That’s a stat that’s highlighted every single night. “Killing” against the empty-net is not thrust into the spotlight nearly as much, but it’s a place the Golden Knights are equally as good.
It starts with having great personnel to get the job done, which the Golden Knights do. They have used 13 players for more than four minutes in 5-on-6 situations. They are also committed to blocking shots and exiting the zone rather than hunting the empty net goals. Beyond all that, they are structurally excellent, which I break down here…
Nic Roy has had an up and down year going from the 3rd line to the 4th to even being a healthy scratch a few games recently. Roy has just one goal and one assist in 19 games played, but he’s looked like a different player when matched up with Alex Tuch than he has anywhere else.
Tuch and Roy first found themselves together last year and it clicked instantaneously. Here’s my film breakdown showing why these two have been so good together and why they need to stay together moving forward.
VGK to win Pacific Division
+360
VGK to win Western Conference
+650
VGK to win Presidents’ Trophy
+1800
VGK to win Stanley Cup
+1600
VGK Players to win Hart Trophy
Eichel +7500
Stone +10000
Pietrangelo +17500
Marchessault +25000
Published this last week but it got caught up in the injury news.
Mark Stone has elite numbers when playing with Max Pacioretty, but when 61 plays without 67, he's been a below average player for VGK.
Cassidy must find a new match for the captain. https://sinbin.vegas/finding-mark-a-new-max/
JERSEY SALE!
@SportsTown_LV has authentic grey Stone, Karlsson, and Pietrangelo jerseys available for $157 right now. About as good a deal as you'll ever find on these. *Online only*
https://www.sportstowndts.com/collections/vegas-golden-knights?filter.v.price.gte=&filter.v.price.lte=&sort_by=price-descending
Both for the league minimum.
🚨 DOUBLE SIGNING 🚨
We have signed Jake Leschyshyn and Paul Cotter to three-year contract extensions! 🎣 🖥
#VegasBorn
http://vgk.io/Ii1Ph
Don't buy a goalie, don't buy a forward, don't spend even a 7th round pick to supplement this roster... Yet.
Here's why I believe patience is the right option for VGK until at least mid-November. https://sinbin.vegas/patience-is-the-right-way-forward-for-the-golden-knights/
Great stuff from McKenna on the VGK goalie situation.
I must admit though, I'm getting really sick of reading "Other teams know that Vegas is in a pickle, and that creates leverage."
McKenna: With Lehner sidelined, Logan Thompson is Vegas’ best bet in goal http://dlvr.it/SWXK9T
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