Marchessault scores twice Golden Knights win second straight game to take series lead
From the moment JonathanMarche sault arrived atT-Mobile Arena in a customized Lamborghini for Game 3, he displayed a certain poise as he entered the building. It seemed like he knew the impact he was going to makeWednesday night against the Winnipeg Jets. Marche saultscored two goalsas the Vegas Golden Knightsdefeated the Jets 4-2 toclaim the series lead in the best-of-seven Western
Belgium Jersey Conference finals. Thirty-five seconds into the first period,Marche saultpushed the Jets against the wall. After Brayden McNabb blindly cleared the puck from Vegas' defensive zone,Marche saultoutskated Jacob Trouba to the puck. The 27-year-old backhanded his shot to give Vegas the all-important first goal teams that score first remain undefeated in the series. "Hes real quick," Vegas coach Gerard Gallant said of Marche saultduring the game's broadcast."Hetakes opportunities like that." Winnipeg registered three shots on Marc-Andre Fleury in the first period but slowly crept its way onto the scoreboard. Mark Scheifele scored at 5:28 of the second period as heredirected Blake Wheeler's shot from a near-impo sible angle past Fleury. Scheifele led the Jets with two points and it was evident that if the Jets were going to win, it would have to be the Wheeler-Scheifele-Kyle Connor line. While they faced Vegas' top pairing, the trio was able to score.The Jets felt confident and held the momentum for all of 12 seconds. That's when James Neal put life back into the building with his goal. GOLDEN STANDARD Scheifele's goal announcement hadn't finished when Erik Haula, who intercepted Connor Hellebuyck's clearing attempt,foundNeal in front of the near wide-open net. Neal a sisted on Alex Tuch's goal 2 1/2 minutes later to give Vegas a sudden 3-1lead. Within minutes, Winnipeg saw its once game-tyingscenario turn into a dreadful deficit. Winnipeg came out of the second intermi sion pushing for a goal. Scheifele scored 18 seconds into the third period to allow Winnipeg to spend the remaining time to figure out how to pull even with Vegas. The Jets came close, too. If Fleury wasn't in net, it's likely the game would have gone to overtime, but Fleury shut Winnipeg down. The veteranmade 16 saves in the third en route to a 33-save performance. It was reminiscent of the Fleury who led the Pittsburgh Penguins to multiple Stanley Cup wins. Marche saultcapped off Vegas' night with an empty-net goal as he recorded his 17th point of the playoffs, in his third multipoint game. Sporting News provided updates throughout Game 3 (all times Eastern). MORE: Third period 11:54 Marche saultputs a dagger in this one. He scores the empty netter as the Knights take a 2-1 series lead. Golden Knights win 4-2. Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) 11:52 Hellebuyck heads to the bench for the extra attacker. 11:49 Winnipeg is running out of time. The Golden Knights' offense has surfaced with a minute and a half remaining. 11:41 It's all Winnipeg at this point. Vegas last had a shot on goal roughly nine minutes ago. Winnipeg leads Vegas in shots, 34-26. 11:35 Oh my, Flower! Fleury makes two remarkable saves on Scheifele, including one outstretched save to preserve Vegas' lead. The crowd showers Fleury with appreciation. If anyone knows of a better save during these playoffs, let us know. Fleury robs Scheitele not once but twice. NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) 11:31 We have reached the halfway mark of the third period. Winnipeg is swarming around
Olympique Lyon Jersey the Golden Knights' defense. 11:28 Fleury is unable to glove Byfuglien's shot but the Jets aren't able to take advantage. Tyler Myers pokes the puck free in the defensive zone and has a breakaway of his own. Fleury makes the save, again. Winnipeg is pre sing forward andinch closer with each shift to scoring. 11:25 Both teams are becoming very careful. Winnipeg dire for another goal, Vegas isn't trying to surrender one. Adam Lowry gets into a scuffle in front of the net but just typical hockey stuff going on. Officials come in and break up the group. 11:14 MarkScheifele scores 18seconds into the third period and makes history. He comes the first player to score 11 goals on the road in a single playoffs. A sisted by Kyle Connor and Blake Wheeler. Golden Knights lead 3-2. Scheifele makes it 3-2!! #BelieveInTheJets Nation (@NHLJetsNation) Second period 10:54 Despite multiple close chances,Hellebuyck keeps the game scorele s and we reach the end of the second period. 10:52 Marc-Andre Fleury, goaltender and kid at heart. Never change, Marc-Andre Fleury. Sporting News Canada (@sportingnewsca) 10:49 We have fisticuffs, sorta.Scheifeledrives to the net and collides with Fleury. Ryan Carpentertook exception to the play. Wheeler,Scheifele, and Cody Eakin head to the box. 10:45 Patrik Laine's shot rings off the post! That's the closest the Jets came on the power play. 10:42 Bryan Little was left all alone for a breakaway.
South Korea Jersey He dekesFleury but his backhand goes wide.Jets head to the power play; Luca Sbisa for holding. 10:35 Under eight minutes remaining in the period as we reach a commercial break. Vegas holds the shot advantage, 17-12. 10:31 Brayden McNabb is on the receiving end of a high-stick but not call. He's alright but the crowd is upset. Officials made up for the call as Mark Scheifele is called for slashing shortly after. You know the deal, "shame." 10:27 Marche sault leads the 2 on 1 rush but no go. James Neal comes down, recovers his own shot and finds Alex Tuch for the goal. A sisted by James Neal and Nate Schmidt. Golden Knights lead 3-1. They don't call him The Real Deal for nothing. James Neal a sists on Alex Tuch's goal as the lead 3-1. Sporting News Canada (@sportingnewsca) 10:22 What a response! James Neal takes advantage of the misplacedHellebuyckand scores into the empty net. A sisted by Erik Haula. Golden Knights lead 2-1. 10:20 Blake Wheeler shoots towards Fleury's direction andMarkScheifele is there for the tip. A sisted by Wheeler. Jets tie 1-1. Well, Mark Scheifele briefly tied the game. Sporting News Canada (@sportingnewsca) 10:19 Shea Theodore is tripped up but no call. The fans in attendance let the officials know their feelings about it.Marche saultalmost scores to make up for it. 10:13 Two Golden Knights' surroundHellebuyck behind the net. The Jets goaltender hesitates on which direction to fire the puck. He ultimately evades trouble and wins the standoff! 10:08 Reilly Smith gets the Golden Knights' best chance on the power play but the game remains scorele s. Penalty is killed as both teams are back at even strength. First period 9:51 Unfortunately for Vegas, the first period ended. The good news? The Golden Knights continue their power play to start the second period.Vegas outshooting Winnipeg 10-3. Also, Vegas' twitter account seems very busy. First intermi sion poll ok so which do you hear Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) 9:49 Mathieu Perreault trips up Nate Schmidt. He heads to the penalty box as the crowd chants "shame." Vegas to the power play. 9:46 Brayden McNabb introduces
Newcastle United Jersey himself to Kyle Connor with a thundering hit. He does the same toScheifeleat the end of his shift. 9:45 Vegas puts two shots on Hellebuyckbut the Jets survive the penalty kill. 9:41 Josh Morri sey heads to the penalty box for Winnipeg. It's the Golden Knights' turn on the power play. Morri sey for holding. 9:38 Wheeler and Byfuglien both mi s the net on the PP. Vegas' PK is making it difficult for the Jets as they smotherScheifelein the zone. Golden Knights kill off Haula's penalty and Connor Hellebuyck makes the 3 on 2 save. 9:36 Erik Haula commits an offensive zone penalty. Winnipeg has a chance to get on the board here on the PP. Haula gets two minutes for tripping. 9:33 At the halfway point of the first and Winnipeg hasn't tested Fluery much. The Golden Knights are outshooting Winnipeg 6-2 in the quickly developing period. 9:30 Elvis. Waldo. There is no shortage of characters in the T-Mobile Arena crowd. 9:25 James Neal heads to the Golden Knights' locker room. 9:22 Joel Armia was alone in front of Marc-Andre Fleury. Armia, however, was unable to beat Fleury. Flower makes two big saves to preserve the Vegas lead. 9:17 It's the perfect start for Vegas. 35 seconds into the game,Marche saultbeats Jacob Trouba to the puckandscores on the Golden Knights' second shot of the game. A sisted by Brayden McNabb. Golden Knights lead
North Central America Jersey 1-0. McNabb creates TO and sets up Marche sault, who has 7G-9A (and counting) in 13 Playoff games. Stephen Nelson (@StephenNelson) 9:15 We're ready. Are you ready? Game 3 is underway. Pregame 9:09 Vegas continues to amaze the crowd. The sure do know how to hype a crowd up. Amazing. Sporting News Canada (@sportingnewsca) 8:47 Here's how the Winnipeg Jets will look tonight. Tonight's projected lineup presented by | . Hellebuyck starts. *Lineup subject to change. Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) 8:39 Nikolaj Ehlers won't play tonight. Neither will Vegas' David Perron. Don't see Nikolaj Ehlers on the ice for warm up. Jack Roslovic is out there. Mitchell Clinton (@MitchellClinton) 8:13 Marche sault,Jonathan Marche sault. Jonathan Marche sault arrives to Game 3 in style Sporting News Canada (@sportingnewsca) 7:20 Gordon Ramsay sure isn't a Winnipeg fan tonight "Pre sure's healthy.... & very few can handle it" -the v wise Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) 7:00 Are you pulling for the Jets tonight? You're going to want to check out this video: GAME THREE READY. LET'S DO THIS! Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) Related links