Forward Jonathan Marchessault has an outstanding offensive streak and his Vegas Golden Knights are still on their way to winning the Western Conference Finals, but he grumbled somewhat after Thursday’s game against the Dallas Stars.
Like his teammates, the Quebecer would have finished off the opponent and reached the Stanley Cup finals. However, the Texan formation dashed their plans, winning 3-2 in overtime to avoid victory and force a fifth meeting to be staged. On a personal level, Marchessault did his best to send the stars on vacation and scored in the third game in a row. He has six goals and one assist in his last five appearances.
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However, he expressed his disappointment with the performance of his people.
“I think our stakes weren’t high enough. Sealing the end of a series is probably the most difficult task. It’s not enough here, he estimated in a press conference. I think they were much better. We’re trying to play right, but their sense of urgency to act was greater than ours. At this time of year, it’s not a question of “X” and “O” on a board, but rather which team wants to win the most.”
Still, the striker can take solace in the thought that the Knights are looking to a keeper in good shape. Adin Hill was solid in the loss, deflecting 39 shots. His save percentage in the 2023 playoffs is 0.938.
“I think Hillsy made some great saves all night and that’s not fair to him. He’s been good to us and it’s not right to let him down like that in a situation like this. We will learn from it. We have to prepare for the next game,” said the former Quebec Remparts.
don’t be late
If Vegas wants to make life easier, a comeback win in front of fans at T-Mobile Arena is in order. Not only are the stars still alive, but potential fourth-round rivals the Florida Panthers can lick their wounds even more as they wait for the Western Finals to wrap up.
For head coach Bruce Cassidy, the most important thing is to focus on doing the right things and not thinking the stars are already defeated. “There will be aspects that we will look at, like our performance and our position in the right places, but they’re also a good club.” They have good players and their best players have finished the games. When it happens in your team, good things happen,” he analyzed.
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