Golden Knights Sweep Avalanche
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With the victory, the Golden Knights moved to within one game of their third Stanley Cup Final appearance in nine years.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A two-goal swing over a disputed no-goal call in the first period that resulted in a three-goal deficit could have doomed Vegas on Sunday. The Golden Knights, instead, put the setback behind them and rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 and take a 3-0 series lead in the Western Conference Final.
Ivan Barbashev and the Golden Knights played on after a disputed no-call, and his goal off a terrific pass from Pavel Dorofeyev with 4:58 left put Vegas ahead for good in its 3-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night in the opener of their second-round playoff series.
Mackenzie Blackwood will start for the Colorado Avalanche against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday (9 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC). The 29-year-old goalie will replace Scott Wedgewood,