The Vegas Golden Knights have advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second time in three years after defeating the Winnipeg Jets in a five-game series. The Golden Knights secured their spot in the second round with a 4-1 victory against the Jets at the T-Mobile Arena on Thursday night.
Chandler Stephenson opened the scoring for the Golden Knights before captain Mark Stone doubled their lead. William Karlsson then scored a third before Stephenson grabbed his second of the night to make it 4-0 before the end of the second period.
“It’s not easy,” Golden Knights center Jack Eichel observed on the team’s postgame radio broadcast. We came out, got a lead early, thought we played with it and took advantage of some opportunities we had. We got contributions everywhere, and it was good to see.”
Las Vegas will face the winner between the Edmonton Oilers and the Los Angeles Kings. The Oilers have a 3-2 series lead and will secure progression to the second round with a win on Saturday.
