Yes, the situation remains normal when it comes to the VGK special teams and it’s actually becoming worse. I warned you in my last post after the Dallas Stars game when I wrote this. Warning. Warning. Warning. The next game is tomorrow against the Philadelphia Flyers at T-Mobile at 7 p.m. Pacific Time. The VGK have to be careful not to look past […]
Knights on Ice — The PP and PK Suck the Air out...
It was headed in the wrong direction quickly last night at T-Mobile. The Dallas Stars had 3 power-play goes on just 3 shots against a team that has one of the best PK units in the league, especially at T-Mobile. Robin Lehner was yanked from the net after giving up 3 goals on just 10 […]
Christmas in Vegas 2021
Las Vegas puts on quite a show for the holidays — and not just New Year’s Eve. Christmas arrives with enough holiday cheer to go around for the hundreds of thousands of visitors who show up for it, including trees lit on every inch, ice-skating rinks overlooking the Strip, Santa villages, life-size gingerbread houses, winterfests, magical […]
Knights on Ice — VGK Shows Just How Deep They R...
Last night at T-Mobile, the VGK played an important divisional game against the Calgary Flames who currently are in first place and started the evening 9 rather large points in front of the VGK. But for the first time in all but 2 games this season, the VGK finally had all top-6 forwards in the […]
Knights on Ice — Quality Over Quantity
In Wednesday’s loss to the Anaheim Ducks, the VGK lost despite scoring 2 power-play goals and 2 shorthanded goals. Last night the VGK scored only 1 PPG and 1 SHG on the way to a dominating performance, beating the Arizona Coyotes 7-1. The onslaught started with the patience of Nicolas Roy and Jonathan Marchessault on […]
Inflation Rocks the Rates
The following was published in the December 2021 Las Vegas Advisor. Whoa! Talk about sticker shock. Based on the tack the casinos are taking in response to their off-the charts profit numbers (see News), I expected this year’s room-rate survey to be aberrant, but I didn’t expect this. Last year I wrote, “In a rare result, […]
Knights on Ice — In Spite Of, Notwithstanding, ...
Whichever you prefer, the results will be the same when you’re using these words to describe last night’s Vegas Golden Knights game vs. Anaheim, that Vegas, despite scoring 2 power play-goals and 2 shorthanded goals, somehow found a way to lose by a score of 6-5. It was a strange game, as the unlikely occurrence […]
Knights on Ice — The VGK Hold McDavid, Draisait...
By the headline, you’d be correct in assuming that the VGK had a good night at T-Mobile against the Edmonton Oilers. But that didn’t happen. The VGK self-imploded in the last 2 minutes and 10 seconds of the first period, allowing Edmonton to score twice on their last 2 shots of the period. Robin Lehner […]
Knights on Ice — One Step Closer
Granted, it may be just baby steps, but slowly, the VGK are getting their players back into the game. Last night Max Pacioretty returned from a fractured foot and William Carrier returned to the lineup in last night’s 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators. Pacioretty had been out since Oct. 14 and Carrier since Nov […]
Knights on Ice — It Took Just 2:15
The VGK have had first-period woes this season, but seemed to eradicate them when Chandler Stephenson scored just 36 seconds into the game, followed by Reilly Smith scoring his 6th goal in the last 7 games at the 6:50 mark of the first period for an unexpected and quick 2-0 lead. But in just 2:15, […]
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