Golden Knights To Meet Jets For First Time Since WCF

The Vegas Golden Knights have played 48 games so far in 2018-19 and have met 27 of the 30 other teams in the NHL.
From the Eastern Conference, the Golden Knights are yet to meet the Detroit Red Wings and Florida Panthers. In the West, Vegas has faced every team except for the Winnipeg Jets whom they will play Tuesday night.
The last time the Golden Knights and Jets met was on May 20 at MTS Centre in Winnipeg for game five of the Western Conference Final. Vegas triumphed in that game to move on to the Stanley Cup Final. Before Vegas and Winnipeg finally meet again Tuesday night, their epic playoff series deserves another look.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Jonathan Marchessault led all players in scoring in the series with seven points (4G, 3A). All four of Marchessault's goals came at even strength. Blake Wheeler paced the Jets in scoring with six points (6A). - Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 151 of 161 shots that he faced during the series for a .938 save percentage. Connor Hellebuyck turned away 126 of 139 attempts for a .906 save percentage. - Paul Stastny posted one assist in five games for the Jets and later signed with the Golden Knights in the offseason. - Ryan Reaves scored the series-winning goal in game five on his only shot of the series.

Game One: Jets 4, Golden Knights 2
Winnipeg used home ice to their advantage in game one as they soared out to a 3-0 lead early. Dustin Byfuglien, Patrik Laine and Joel Armia each hit the back of the net before Brayden McNabb scored to cut the lead to 3-1. Mark Scheifele and William Karlsson exchanged goals in the second period and the Jets went into lockdown to hang on for a 4-2 win.
Game Two: Golden Knights 3, Jets 1
Tomas Tatar and Jonathan Marchessault scored in the first period to give Vegas a 2-0 lead. In the third period, Kyle Connor buried a power-play goal to cut the lead to one goal, but Marchessault answered 1:38 later to help the Golden Knights to a 3-1 win to tie the series.
Game Three: Golden Knights 4, Jets 2
Marchessault scored 35 seconds into the game to open the scoring. Scheifele scored his second goal of the series to tie the score in the second period, but Erik Haula set up James Neal 12 seconds later to give Vegas a 2-1 lead. A goal from Alex Tuch put the Golden Knights ahead by two goals heading into the third period. Scheifele scored again early in the third but Marchessault hit the empty net in the last seconds to seal the 4-2 win.
Game Four: Golden Knights 3, Jets 2
Vegas had another hot start as Marchessault set up Karlsson for a power-play goal 2:25 into the contest. Laine scored a power-play goal of his own, but Tomas Nosek answered 43 seconds later to reestablish the Vegas lead. Tyler Myers tied the game early in the third, but Reilly Smith ripped a shot bar-down at 13:02 to lift the Golden Knights to the win and a 3-1 series lead.
Game Five: Golden Knights 2, Jets 1
The Golden Knights applied pressure to the Jets as they tried to break out of their own zone early in the first period and it led to a goal from Tuch to open the scoring at 5:11. Josh Morrissey tied the game late in the first period as the teams went into the second knotted at 1-1. With 6:39 to go in the second period, Luca Sbisa took a shot from the blueline that Reaves redirected into the cage to give Vegas the 2-1 lead. Winnipeg's push to tie the game was held off as the series came to a close and Vegas marched on to the Stanley Cup Final.