On Monday night, Alex Tuch scored with just 42 seconds left in the game to erase a 2-goal 3rd period Minnesota lead at T-Mobile. Last night, he picked up right where he left off, scoring just 2:03 into the game for the lead that Vegas never relinquished in their 5-1 win over the Wild at […]
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Knights on Ice — A Wild Storm in the Second Neu...
The Minnesota Wild created a fast-moving storm of goals in the 2nd period. Their first 2 goals came just 66 seconds apart and their 3rd and 4th goals just 19 seconds apart. Four goals in a period, especially the second, is a rarity for the Wild. Coming into the game Minnesota had a deficit of […]
Knights on Ice — Flower and Wild Bill Stretch a...
The longest stretch pass allowed in the NHL is 125 feet. It covers the ice from the end boards to center ice, which is 100 feet, and the remaining 25 feet between the red line and the blue line. Anything longer than that would cause a whistle and a stoppage of play. Alex Pietrangelo’s pass […]
Knights on Ice — DeBoer Orders a Milkshake; Flo...
Pete DeBoer had seen enough after losing 2 games in a row, a first for him as the VGK coach. So he turned on his blender and created a milkshake with his entire team’s lineup, top to bottom. Every one of the 18 skaters was playing with someone new. Some believed it was a quiet […]
Knights on Ice—On Thin Ice
Sometime in early 2016, when Bill Foley and the Maloof family were exploring the idea of bringing an NHL franchise to Las Vegas, the pundits insisted, “Hockey in the desert will never work.” They should have said, “Hockey on Lake Tahoe on a sunny Saturday will never work.” Yesterday’s game started at 12 noon, but […]
Knights on Ice — VGK Blow Away 3 Valuable Point...
The VGK were headed into overtime, which would have prevented last night’s game from being a 4-pointer. But with the faceoff to Fleury’s left, William Karlsson drew the puck to the boards, clearly a safe choice, better than the puck drawn back to the point or out in front of Fleury. But Zac Whitecloud was […]
Knights on Ice — 4 Down, 12 To Go
Yesterday, the VGK started a crucial 4-game segment all against the same team, the Colorado Avalanche, the team most hockey pundits believe stand in their way, not only for the #1 seed in the Honda West Division, but a repeat appearance in the Western Conference Finals. If this were to happen, it would mark the […]
Knights on Ice — Not So Fast, Marchy
On Friday before the team left for their first meeting of this season with the San Jose Sharks, Jonathan “Marchy” Marchessault said the rivalry between these 2 teams has cooled down. Not so fast, Jonathan. I know you haven’t seen the Sharks for 418 days, so maybe it has slipped your mind? But yesterday it […]
Knights on Ice — Odd Man Out
Last night Robin “Panda” Lehner was out of the lineup in the 2nd game of the 2-game series vs. Anaheim under some odd circumstances. As you know, in the goalie rotation, Panda has played all the odd-number games, while Fleury has played the even-number games. But that rotation was broken when Panda informed the team […]
Knights on Ice — VGK Sneaks By Anaheim, but Not...
The VGK sneaked by the Anaheim Ducks 5-4 after blowing a 3-goal lead in the 3rd period. But the celebration didn’t last long; immediately after the game, the team went into COVID protocol once again. It was almost like the team knew what was in store for them. They seemed to lose their focus in […]
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