Las Vegas sports books crushed by Golden Knights in home opener
Updated October 12, 2017 - 7:14 pm
Vegas Golden Knights celebrate their 5-2 victory against Arizona Coyotes in their NHL season home opener at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
Vegas Golden Knights left wing David Perron (57) shoots the puck in the NHL season home opener against Arizona Coyotes at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Vegas Golden Knights won 5-2. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
Arizona Coyotes center Derek Stepan (21) battle for procession against Vegas Golden Knights center Jonathan Marchessault (81) in the Knight's NHL season home opener at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Vegas Golden Knights won 5-2. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
Arizona Coyotes defenseman Luke Schenn (2) looks for an open pass against Vegas Golden Knights in the Knight's NHL season home opener at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
Vegas Golden Knights left wing Brendan Leipsic (13) chases after the puck during the third period against the Arizona Coyotes at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Knights won 5-2. Bridget Bennett Las Vegas Review-Journal @BridgetKBennett
Vegas Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (29) makes a stop in the NHL season home opener against Arizona Coyotes center Derek Stepan (21) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb (3) is pushed to the wall in the NHL season home opener against Arizona Coyotes right wing Tobias Rieder (8) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
Arizona Coyotes center Derek Stepan (21) passes the puck as Vegas Golden Knights left wing David Perron (57) trails behind during the third period of an NHL hockey game between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Arizona Coyotes, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph
Vegas Golden Knights players celebrate after defeating the Arizona Coyotes 5-2 in an NHL hockey game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt (88) controls the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Arizona Coyotes, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph
Vegas Golden Knights right wing Reilly Smith (19) and Vegas Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (29) embrace after the third period against the Arizona Coyotes at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Knights won 5-2. Bridget Bennett Las Vegas Review-Journal @BridgetKBennett
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb (3) and Vegas Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (29) embrace after their 5-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Bridget Bennett Las Vegas Review-Journal @BridgetKBennett
Vegas Golden Knights' Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (41) and Arizona Coyotes' Niklas Hjalmarsson (4) go after the puck during an NHL hockey game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. The Golden Knights won 5-2. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23) checks Vegas Golden Knights left wing Tomas Nosek (92) into the glass during the second period at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Bridget Bennett Las Vegas Review-Journal @BridgetKBennett
Las Vegas sports books were buried by the Golden Knights in Tuesday’s home opener, a 5-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes.
Bettors were all over the Knights, who closed as minus-125 favorites and cost William Hill sports books almost six figures.
“Everybody bet the Knights like they knew what was going to happen,” William Hill sports book director Nick Bogdanovich said. “I was shocked that game drew that much action. At one point we had 280 tickets (on the Knights) to 25 (on Arizona). We never even write 280 tickets on the whole day of hockey, let alone on one team.”
Bogdanovich projects the Knights to be in the range of a minus-120 favorite over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night at T-Mobile Arena. Arizona was a minus-120 home favorite over Detroit on Thursday night.
Contact reporter Todd Dewey at tdewey@reviewjournal.com. Follow @tdewey33 on Twitter.
