Las Vegas Aces S74 Playoff Review – Round 2

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In round number 2 of this year’s Founders Cup, the Las Vegas Aces were up against surprise opponents in the Miami Marauders who bested the top seed Halifax 21^st in a thrilling 7 game series. So would the Aces continue their impressive playoff run or would Miami once again shock the league and slay another playoff giant. Let’s see how the series went.

 

Unfortunately for Las Vegas, they were beaten narrowly by the Marauders in 7 games, suffering the same fate as Halifax which signalled an end to their campaign. Miami continued their hot streak of results against Halifax and took an impressive 3-0 lead in this series and were poised to sweep the Aces out of the playoffs.

 

Las Vegas found themselves a hero in 2^nd line winger Nick Sunderburch, whose game 4 hat-trick kept their season alive and kickstarted the Vegas team that we had watched all season long. This was followed by a 2-1 win in OT and an emphatic 6-2 win, away from home, to force a game 7 seven.

 

Game 7 was a close one, which swayed back and forth as if it were a pendulum. It was 3-2 Miami going into the 3^rd but then Vegas tied the game mid-way through the period but the Marauders would plunge their swords into Aces’ hearts as they scored with 1:33 on the clock and then followed up with an empty net goal to send the Aces home and advance to the Cup final.

 

So that concludes our short review of round 2 for the Las Vegas Aces. Despite the Aces being out of the playoffs, we will be back to do a review of the final. Thanks for tuning in and we’ll see you in the cup final.

 

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