Purcell was very lucky in this tournament, as he had not been impressive with results before. In 2021 Max played only a few matches, so he is on the 284th line of the world rankings. Last week in Nottingham, the Australian lost to Alexander Vukich (1-6, 1-4), so no one believed in his success. In Eastbourne Purcell failed to qualify, as he lost in the decisive match to Ilya Ivashka (7-6, 2-6, 1-6). But organizers granted the representative of Australia lucky loser status. Max paid them back by removing James Duckworth (6-2, 3-6, 7-6), Gael Monfils (6-4, 5-7, 6-4) and Andreas Seppi (6 -4, 1-6, 6-4).
It looks like Vegas wasted all its energy on the way to the semifinals, as well as after the first confident win over Montreal (4:1). After that, the team stopped showing the result that everyone was waiting for, which is why it suffered two defeats in a row. In the fifth match of the series the Golden Knights earned another victory with great difficulty, but only thanks to a strong defense. The sixth game again ended not in favor of the Knights, the team suffered a crushing defeat (1:4). This time the gate was defended by Fleury, who turned out to be not so reliable, reflecting only 88% of the shots. Now “Vegas” has practically no chance of reaching the final. More NHL win predictions can be obtained from the link provided.
