Vegas Faces 3-1 Curse

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After going 1-1 in the second sim of the series with Saskatoon, the Las Vegas Aces now face the dreaded 3-1 lead. In the first sim, Vegas took game one by a score of 6-4, and game two by a score of 4-3. Not a totally dominant sim, but enough to take the two game series lead.

 

Saskatoon showed that they still had a bit of fight left in them by winning game three by a score of 2-1. Michael Fletcher played especially well, allowing a single goal on 24 shots. However, Vegas answered with a decisive 5-2 victory and a solid team effort. 10 different Vegas skaters scored at least a single point in the game. 

 

3-1 seems to be a trap card in STHS. I don't know the whole history on it, but the most notable recent example in the M was probably Miami vs Minnesota in round one of S73. Miami was the big underdog, but they shocked the league by going up 3-1. Following a collapse, Minnesota was able to win the next three and take the series in game seven. Las Vegas will have to find a way to win a fourth game in a series that was been highly contested so far.