Just one week ago, the Vegas Golden Knights were a point ahead of the Vancouver Canucks in the Western Conference standings, barely hanging onto the second wild card spot.
Fast forward seven days, and the Golden Knights were now seven points up on the Canucks heading into Thursday night’s tilt — sitting second in the Pacific Division while Vancouver was stuck on the outside looking in.
Coming off of a three-game losing skid, and an overwhelming amount of criticism from fans and media alike, Vancouver knew that moral victories were simply not going to be enough. They needed to find a way to grab two points, by any means necessary.