Vegas Golden Knights were too ‘timid’ in Game 1 blasting by Winnipeg Jets

On Wednesday’s edition of Daily Faceoff Live, hosts Tyler Yaremchuk and Frank Seravalli unpacked a wild night of playoff hockey rife with upsets, injuries, and drama. The biggest surprise of the second day of the postseason, though? The Winnipeg Jets road beatdown of the Western Conference leaders, the Vegas Golden Knights.

Tyler Yaremchuk: Two other games from last night had identical scores, Frank. 5-1 Rangers, and then later at night, it was 5-1 for the Winnipeg Jets. Which one of these was most stunning to you?

Frank Seravalli: The Winnipeg Jets won 5-1 over the Vegas Golden Knights, and, you know, scared is too harsh a word to describe the Golden Knights, but they certainly looked timid. Look at this game. 17 shots on net? That’s all you could muster?

The push that the Jets had and really the confidence the Jets had speaks to me. Coming back from those comments that their coach Rick Bowness made with only a few games in the season when he said “if these guys think they’re emptying the tank they’re dreaming.” To think that same team from the eighth-seed absolutely throttles the Knights by 4 on opening night of the playoffs in that environment, in that building, to me it’s a huge surprise.

Trends have actually surprised me as a whole, Tyler. Of the 8 playoff games so far, 6 of them have been won by the road team, and all 4 of the lower-seeds in the Western Conference won Game 1, which is incredible. A lot is happening.

You can watch the entire episode here…