Vegas won the first round against Dallas
Las vigas. Last night we saw the Beckham effect in Las Vegas.
A week after becoming the father of his son Beckham, William Carlson scored two goals and led the Golden Knights to victory in their first final against Dallas.
– Yes, hehe, maybe it was such an effect. I had a nice, free couple of days with him and I felt very energized in this match,” he told Sportbladet after the sudden death win.
Because yes, there was overtime in the first round of the Western Conference Final, too — after veteran Jimmy Bean tied Dallas at 3-3 with barely two minutes remaining in normal time.
But unlike yesterday’s rally, it didn’t take him all night to come to a decision.
On the contrary, after a minute and a half of extra time, Brett Hawden managed to push the decisive shot 4-3.
Nobody said anything we didn’t want to go on like Hurricanes and Panthers, but I think everyone thought so. So it was great that things went so quickly, the champ smiles.
Long before that, the blue and yellow knight, William Carlson, laid the foundation for victory – partly with two goals, partly with such great work on defensive and numerical flaws that coach Bruce Cassidy almost speaks in tongues about the favorite from Marsta.
Dad a week ago
It’s hard not to conclude that it has something to do with the Beckham effect. Just over a week ago, William and his wife, Emily, became parents for the first time, of a son who will be named Beckham, and ever since then he’s been an absolutely adorable dad.
– By nature, I am very good at separating family life from hockey. When I’m home, the whole focus is on the family and when I get to the rink it’s just business, says the 30-year-old center when we meet him around the T-Mobile Arena after the decision.
—but oh well, maybe it was a bit of a Beckham effect. I spent two nice days with him and I felt very active in this match.
With two hits the whole night, Wild Bill has reached a total of seven in the playoffs this year and with that leads the Swedish Shooting League.
It started out almost like 2018, when he scored 43 goals in the regular season…
– The disc went my way tonight. Especially in the second goal. I was actually aiming high but I had a miss and he went in, continuing with a slight chuckle.
– But yes again. It was a really good feeling.
“Better than 5-1”
The match was like this, totally according to expectations, until and it will be a long series.
– Well, they have a very good team, when they get their chances, but today I think we were better, and it’s really good to win such games. It’s much better than winning, you know, 5-1.
Finnish star Roope Hintz was, as usual, one of the best players for the guests and was responsible for goals and assists.
With that, he advances to the only league point total lead in the playoffs this year.
The next match in the series takes place on Sunday evening – 21.00 Swedish time.
