That sudden change of emotions would figure to fuel a team’s momentum in overtime. Vegas and San Jose each experienced both sides of that roller coaster the past two games, with the Golden Knights responding with William Karlsson’s goal in overtime in Game 3 at the Shark Tank. For all the talk of late-game momentum, teams scoring those late goals are just 7-8 in overtime the past two post-seasons. We talked and we knew what we had to do.” Momentum can be very fleeting in the playoffs whether in a game or a series. In the first five days of the second round, no team has won consecutive games in a series.

Source: thestar May 01, 2018 23:26 UTC