From October 2017 till last night, I’ve written blog posts on 164 regular-season games and 26 playoff games and not once, win or lose, have I felt like the on-ice officials played a major role in the final score. That all changed last night in the VGK’s 27th playoff game in their short history, which they […]
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Knights on Ice — Hertl-ful Ending
After Game 5 in San Jose, Tomas Hertl stated that the Sharks were the better team and he guaranteed they would return to San Jose to play Game 7. Not only were his words somewhat true, as there will be a Game 7 tomorrow night, but he took matters into his own hands by scoring […]
Knights on Ice — A Reversal of Roles
In the last three games of this first-round matchup, the VGK have exploded out of the gates, scoring early and often and in the process chasing Sharks’ goaltender Martin Jones twice to a premature shower. Last night on the shoulders and skates of Tomas Hertl, who scored two goals and had his hat trick denied […]
Knights on Ice — Fleury Shines, while the VGK D...
The VGK may now have the biggest home-ice advantage of the 14 teams still left in the playoffs. They also may have the best goaltender among these 14 teams. Yes, in less than a week, two teams have already been eliminated. Last night, the odds-on favorite was swept. The Tampa Bay Lightning were widely predicted […]
Knights on Ice —VGK Fails To Show Up, or Simply...
For only the second time in their brief franchise history, the VGK failed to win Game #1 of the five playoff series in which they’ve have played. The one they lost was against Winnipeg in last year’s Western Conference Final playoffs. Last night’s 5-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks was nothing more than the […]
Knights on Ice — Bon Retour, Max
The Montreal Canadians did their best to welcome back Max Pacioretty to Montreal, a city that was the only home Max knew as an NHL player for 10 years prior to being traded to the Vegas Golden Knights right before the start of the season. But the end result of what could have been a […]
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