VGK grabs home ice as Carter Hart dominates

The Golden Knights seized home ice advantage by stealing Game 1 of the Western Conference Final 4-2 over the Colorado Avalanche. The script is now flipped as VGK got contributions from Brett Howden, Pavel Dorofeyev, as well as depth pieces Dylan Coughlan and Nic Dowd.  VGK's defense came up big blocing 23 shots in the game and Carter Hart was stellar again saving 36 of 38 shots on net.  The teams played with out two key pieces:  Mark Stone of VGK and Cale Makar of the Avs.  Both players skated Wednesday before the opener. Both could be back soon in the series.   We talk more about Carter Hart and Dylan Coughlan, who scored his first-ever playoff goal.   FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.