If there was ever a time to play against the last-place Chicago Blackhawks, now would be the time for the Vegas Golden Knights.
Entering tonight’s contest, the Golden Knights have lost four of their last five games, all in regulation. In those losses, the Golden Knights have scored zero, one, three and two goals. The lack of offensive production has really hurt them.
“We’re not scoring at the level we were, so we have to look ourselves and say why not, and some guys we rely on,” head coach Bruce Cassidy said. “The rush game was going great, say for Eichel’s line early on … now teams have shut some of that down. And some other guys that we rely on to score haven’t for a while.”
Defensively, the Golden Knights haven’t been as airtight as they were throughout their hot streak but it hasn’t been detrimental to their record.
🎥 Cassidy: We do have to start getting some of those goals to go our way by playing that type of game a little more, where we’re going to the net and looking for second chances. pic.twitter.com/jN5ujimUrs
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) January 18, 2025
On the road tonight in Chicago, the Golden Knights need to pick up the two available points. The Golden Knights’ Pacific division lead has evaporated, now tied with the Edmonton Oilers at 61 points and are just six points ahead of the Los Angeles Kings who have three games in hand.
The Blackhawks rank 30th in goals scored per game, 31st in shots on goal per game, 29th in goals allowed per game, and 28th in shots allowed per game. They’ve struggled both offensively and defensively and the Golden Knights should be able to exploit their weaknesses.
The recent struggles from the Golden Knights aren’t anything to be too worried about as every team goes through ups and downs but how the Golden Knights react is what matters most.
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