Golden Knights forward Mark Stone had a hat trick Sunday and has six goals in the first three games, leading a second line that is giving the Sharks all sorts of matchup headaches.
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The Knights have now dropped a franchise-record five straight at home, the latest a 6-3 final to the Maple Leafs, a score defined by a Toronto side that in no way is stressed by anything the Knights offer.
The Vegas Golden Knights returned home Wednesday night to a place they more than owned last season for a game in a division they more than dominated, staying true to form by beating Anaheim 5-0.
In Las Vegas, it’s Beer Man Bruce Reiner who gets the last word: “How ‘bout dem Knights?”
If you’re searching for a sure thing, you would be pressed to discover one more certain than Gerard Gallant being named Coach of the Year, buoyed by the same traits that allowed Vegas its most important victory yet in these Stanley Cup playoffs.
One of the central reasons Vegas beat the Kings in two overtimes on Friday — other than the fact that Marc-Andre Fleury in goal matched the dazzling play of Jonathan Quick — was an obvious advantage in conditioning.
A lot of people were referring to the Golden Knights’ 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena as the first playoff game of the four major sports to be played in Las Vegas. Which isn’t true.
Put it this way: The Knights set a team record for attendance in each of the first two games. There won’t be so many faces smiling in their direction the next two.
The Vegas goalie skated off with 17:29 remaining in the second period, his team down 4-0 in a game it would lose to New Jersey 8-3 before a season-high announced gathering of 18,420.
Everybody on the party deck at T-Mobile Arena was there to stand and mingle with friends and feast on all inclusive beer and hot dogs. The ones with their bellies up to the counters even watched some hockey.
The top team in the NHL’s Western Conference opened its second half of the season Saturday night against the side it hasn’t yet solved, as the Knights dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to Edmonton before a season-high 18,351 at T-Mobile Arena.
The Golden Knights welcomed the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins and seemingly most folks in a tri-state area who own Pittsburgh sweaters to T-Mobile Arena on Thursday, where Vegas posted a 2-1 win.
After four seasons with the Washington Capitals, Nate Schmidt will play a major role in professing how winners act, prepare and attack each morning skate and game for the NHL expansion team.
Purchasing hockey tickets online is secure and efficient, but not nearly as cool as camping out at the box office to acquire them the old fashioned way.
McPhee as general manager holds the brush that will ultimately paint the canvas of how the Vegas Golden Knights will look in their inaugural season come October.