Here at Last Word On Hockey, our writers strive to provide the latest information on the Stanley Cup Playoffs through the final game. The Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche will face off at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time tonight in Colorado for Game 2. Colorado will be desperate to take a split back to Vegas after a loss in Game 1. We will discuss lineup news, starting goalies, and everything you will need to know before puck drop. Also, feel free to check out our series preview and Game 2 predictions.
Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche Game 2 Lineups
Both coaches are playing things rather close to the vest as the series continues. The main thing we know is that Cale Makar will miss his second straight game, while Vegas captain Mark Stone will miss his fifth consecutive game. Vegas head coach John Tortorella was hesitant in remarking about a change in the defence lines, with Kaeden Korczak coming in for Ben Hutton, but he ended up confirming that change. Jared Bednar did not comment on lineup changes beyond Makar missing Game 2. However, from practice this morning, Nick Blankenburg, a healthy scratch in Game 1, came off the ice before Jack Ahcan. This could mean that Blankenburg could be replacing Ahcan in the lineup tonight.
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Bednar threw his lines into a blender in the third period in Game 1, notably splitting Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas up from the first line. Based on their improved play in the third, there is a chance that he would stick with his third-period lineup here in Game 2.
As for goaltending, Carter Hart (9-4, 2.35 goals-against average, .920 save percentage) and Scott Wedgewood (7-2, 2.32 goals-against average, .911 save percentage) are expected to start Game 2.
The projected lineups are as follows. Lineups have not officially been confirmed yet, so please check social media for the most updated information before locking in your daily fantasy lineups.
Golden Knights Lines
Barbashev – Eichel – Dorofeyev
Howden – Karlsson – Marner
Saad – Hertl – Sissons
Smith – Dowd – Kolesar
McNabb – Theodore
Hanifin – Andersson
Korczak – Coghlan
Hart
Notable scratches: Stone (lower body injury), Lauzon (upper body injury), Hutton
Avalanche Lines
Landeskog – MacKinnon – Lehkonen
Nichushkin – Nelson – Necas
Colton – Kadri – Roy
Kelly – Drury – O’Connor
Toews – Malinski
Kulak – Burns
Blankenburg – Manson
Wedgewood
Notable scratches: Makar (upper body injury), Kiviranta, Ahcan
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