The last-place VGK — yes, the pre-season favorites to dominate the Pacific Division who now sit at bottom of the division — aren’t helping themselves with their continuous defensive and neutral-zone turnovers. Those resulted in Edmonton’s 5-3 win at T-Mobile last night. Vegas has now lost 3 games in a row and their only victory […]
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Knights on Ice — Just One Goal and Not Enough C...
When you only score 1 goal in a game in the NHL these days, you will most likely lose. Combine that with very little chaos and no matter how well your goaltender plays, it will be a disappointing night. Last night Robin Lehner was the best player for the VGK, but the lack of scoring […]
Knights on Ice — Two Old Men Ruin Everything
Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty are two of the oldest guys on the L.A. Kings roster. They’re so old that Drew Doughty actually referred to Kopitar and himself in that category post-game last night. Someone forgot to remind them that this is a young-man’s game. Outside the hockey world, Kopitar (34) and Doughty (just shy […]
Knights on Ice — Strangers in the Knights
“Strangers In The Night” was a song made famous by Frank Sinatra in 1966, which helped him revive his career. A fact that’s not widely known is that Sinatra hated this song. “I just can’t stand this song, but what the hell.” Sinatra announced at a gig in Jerusalem in 1975. Well, Vegas Golden Knight […]
Knights on Ice — A Bright Season Ends in Darkne...
A season that had so much promise came to an unexpected end last night in Montreal. It ended exactly like it did in Round 3 last year to Dallas, with another 3-2 overtime loss. Last year it came in Game 5. This year the Canadiens needed 6 games to send the VGK back to Las […]
Knights on Ice — Fast Forward from June 23, 201...
On June 23, 2017, Nick Suzuki, a 17-year-old boy from London, Ontario, was drafted in the first round by the VGK; he was the 13th overall pick and considered the future of the VGK. On June 22, 2021, the same Suzuki returned to Las Vegas as a 21-year-old man wearing the red and white sweater […]
Knights on Ice — Look Who’s Watching
Most hockey players have game-day rituals that are the same for every game. Among them is arriving at the rink about 2 hours before a game. I’m not sure what Robin Lehner’s rituals were prior to coming to the VGK, but these days, he gets to the rink 4 hours before a game. Why does […]
Knights on Ice — “Fleury’s Puck Handling Has Ma...
With 2:03 left in the game that was controlled for almost 58 minutes by the VGK, NBC analyst Pierre McGuire said, “Fleury’s puck handling has made a difference.” Just 8 seconds later, Fleury misplayed a puck with zero pressure on him, which allowed Josh Anderson to slide the puck into an open net to tie […]
Knights on Ice — Another Slow Start Forces VGK ...
It was more of the same last night, but unlike in Game 1, where Marc-Andre Fleury stood tall until the VGK could get their legs going, last night that didn’t happen for at least the first period and beyond. It forced the VGK to chase the game, unsuccessfully, for the final 40 minutes in their […]
Knights on Ice — The Habs Come Out Firing, but ...
The Montreal Canadiens arrived in Las Vegas riding a 7-game winning streak. They hadn’t lost a game since May 25 and hadn’t trailed for 447:08, nearly eight hours of playing time, the second longest streak in playoff history. The 1959-60 Canadiens went 488:38 without trailing. They also had the last 6 days to rest after […]
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