The Golden Knights need to be a whole lot better at everything to have a chance at evening the best-of-seven series against San Jose in Game 2 on Friday, and near the top of such a list is making things far more difficult on a couple star blue liners.
There is nothing make-believe about how Vegas landed in the Western Conference Finals of the Stanley Cup playoffs, where it opens a best-of-seven series at Winnipeg on Saturday.
The general manager, who directed the Washington Capitals for 17 years, has made the most of his first season in Vegas as the architect of an expansion team that has advanced to the Western Conference Finals.
While some superstitious Knights backers are hoping Lane picks against them again in the Western Conference Final, he’s not.
We already know that bettors can’t get enough of the Golden Knights. But since they are finally an underdog in the Western Conference Final, that angle has taken on new meaning.
It’s just the beginning — Game 2 is here Friday night — and yet if the pace and style present for much of Wednesday holds to form, we’re in for a string of games defined by big hits and the highest caliber of goaltending.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman returned to Las Vegas to break some news on Wednesday, or at least to confirm the NHL Awards would be returning to Las Vegas for the 10th time on June 20.
Gabe Gauthier is part of the overwhelming majority that believes hockey is coming to T-Mobile Arena, and knows better than most where Foley’s franchise should begin its pursuit of a long-term fan base.
