The Vegas Golden Knights didn’t necessarily have more answers for Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl in Game 1 than the Los Angeles Kings did in the first round. However, the Golden Knights otherwise dominated the opening contest to such an extreme that they convincingly won 6-4 and overcame an incredible four-goal effort from Draisaitl.
You’d think the team that allowed Draisaitl to score four goals would be the one needing to go back to the drawing board. Instead, it’s Edmonton that must search for answers (and swallow the regret of losing a game where its biggest stars gave them so much).