Morning Skate Report: August 25, 2020

With an opportunity to go up 2-0 in their best-of-seven series on the line, the Vegas Golden Knights look to take the next step in Game 2 against the Vancouver Canucks as their Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round set continues at 6:45 p.m. PT Tuesday at Rogers Place in Edmonton.
NOTES
Tuesday's game is the second in the best-of-seven series between the Golden Knights and Canucks. Vegas leads the series, 1-0.
This is the second time the Golden Knights have reached the second round in their three seasons in the league. Vancouver's last trip to the second round came in 2011 en route to an appearance in the Stanley Cup Final.

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LAST TIME OUT
Robin Lehner posted his first career playoff shutout as the Golden Knights took Game 1 by a count of 5-0. Goals from Jonathan Marchessault, Reilly Smith, Mark Stone, Alex Tuch and Max Pacioretty sparked the Vegas offense to the victory as the Golden Knights won the series opening game for the second time in two series this postseason.
AROUND THE NHL
All results prior to Tuesday's action.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Vancouver Canucks (Vegas leads, 1-0)
Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars (Dallas leads, 2-0)
Philadelphia Flyers vs. New York Islanders (New York leads, 1-0)
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Boston Bruins (Boston leads, 1-0)
HEAD-TO-HEAD STATS
Max Pacioretty led Vegas during the 2019-20 season series against Vancouver with five points (2G, 3A). Pacioretty collected four of his five points during the first meeting on Dec. 15 at T-Mobile Arena. The Canucks were led by forward Brock Boeser who had four points (1G, 3A), including an assist on Chris Tanev's game-winning goal in overtime on Dec. 19.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
The Canucks finished the regular season in fourth place in the Pacific Division and seventh overall in the conference. J.T. Miller led Vancouver in scoring with 72 points (27 G, 45 A) after appearing in each of the team's 69 games during the regular season. Calder Trophy candidate Quinn Hughes contributed with 53 points (8 G, 45 A) in 68 games. His 45 assists set a franchise record for the most by a rookie defenseman, while 19 points since the All-Star break were the most among all defenseman in the NHL. Goaltender Jacob Markstrom posted a .918 save percentage and a 2.75 GAA after making 43 starts in his seventh season with Vancouver.
PLAYOFF REWIND
The Golden Knights ousted the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round in five games and, despite the brevity of the series, it was close from start to finish. Three of Vegas' four wins were decided by just one goal. Since the postseason began with the Golden Knights' first round robin contest, Mark Stone (4G, 4A) and Reilly Smith (3G, 5A) have paced the team with eight points each. Shea Theodore leads all NHL defensemen with four goals in the playoffs while his seven points rank second among Golden Knights skaters. Alex Tuch, who scored the series-winning goal against the Blackhawks, also has four goals in the postseason.
After defeating the Minnesota Wild in four games in the Qualifying Round of the playoffs, the Canucks took down the defending Stanley Cup Champion St. Louis Blues in six games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round. Elias Pettersson is Vancouver's top scorer with 13 points (4G, 9A) in 10 postseason games. Miller (5G, 5A) and Hughes (1G, 9A) each have 10 points while captain Bo Horvat is tied for the league lead with six goals.
VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM SCRATCHES
Stay tuned for lineup updates leading up to game time.
KEYS TO THE GAME
Repeat Sunday's Showing: Vegas had one of its best top-to-bottom efforts of the playoffs in the 5-0 win in Game 1. Vancouver will have adjusted its game plan for Game 2, but if the Golden Knights can dominate like they did in the series opener, victory will be in their grasp.
Poke the Bear: Antoine Roussel tried to get in the head of Lehner early in Game 1 but saying a few words to him during warmups and after the puck dropped. Lehner said that helped him in his 26-save shutout. If you're going to poke the bear, he's just going to keep stopping pucks.