{"id":308620,"date":"2026-05-10T06:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T06:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/308620\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T06:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T06:21:11","slug":"vegas-takes-2-1-lead-into-game-4-against-anaheim-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/308620\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegas takes 2-1 lead into game 4 against Anaheim"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> (39-26-17, in the Pacific Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks<\/a> (43-33-6, in the Pacific Division)<\/p>\n

Anaheim, California; Sunday, 9:30 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

LINE: Golden Knights -119, Ducks -101; over\/under is 6.5<\/p>\n

NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Golden Knights lead series 2-1<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Anaheim Ducks in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-1 lead in the series. The teams meet Friday for the seventh time this season. The Golden Knights won 6-2 in the last matchup. Mitchell Marner led the Golden Knights with three goals.<\/p>\n

Anaheim has gone 43-33-6 overall with a 20-14-1 record against the Pacific Division. The Ducks are sixth in league play with 323 total penalties (averaging 3.9 per game).<\/p>\n

Vegas has a 17-6-6 record in Pacific Division games and a 39-26-17 record overall. The Golden Knights have allowed 242 goals while scoring 264 for a +22 scoring differential.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Cutter Gauthier<\/a> has scored 41 goals with 28 assists for the Ducks. Jackson LaCombe<\/a> has two goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Marner has 24 goals and 56 assists for the Golden Knights. Jack Eichel<\/a> has one goal and 12 assists over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Ducks: 6-4-0, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.3 assists, 3.2 penalties and 6.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.<\/p>\n

Golden Knights: 7-3-0, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.1 assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Ducks: Radko Gudas<\/a>: day to day (lower body), Petr Mrazek<\/a>: out for season (lower-body).<\/p>\n

Golden Knights: Jeremy Lauzon<\/a>: out (undisclosed).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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