From what I've seen, I think Vegas is the better team, though it's close enough between the two that it could go either way. Their group as a whole is much more committed to playing defense and while Vegas has their share of guys who can beat you one-on-one like the Avs do, I've seen more discipline to not pinch when it's dangerous or cheat out of their own end unnecessarily. Last night specifically, I felt MacKinnon tried to do it all himself on a number of plays (probably a signal that he's feeling the pressure to be the guy to score) and while he's clearly a high-end guy, Makar makes me nervous the frequency that he is in deep in the opponent's end (though, the forward on with him almost always covers for him).
Looking forward, Vegas stands a better chance against Boston, Tampa or the Islanders than Colorado does in my opinion.
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