Golden Knights outlast Caps 6-4 in Stanley Cup Final opener

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The third period got off to a good start, as Washington’s top line scored off yet another deflection. “And then it’s up to us to make sure that level of show keeps going”. Sometimes I put in the puck in my net by myself.

“I never saw it coming”, Marchessault said.

Hopefully, Kisio saved a few odd-jobs in the garage, because the next couple of weeks will be the most nerve-wracking yet. Yes, a catapult. It was the flawless way to launch a Stanley Cup Final that no one saw coming featuring the expansion Knights and the seemingly cursed Caps.

The improbable marriage of Vegas and hockey reached the NHL’s biggest stage Monday night, starting with one of the Golden Knights’ patented pregame shows and ending with their 6-4 win over the Capitals. “It’s not going to go flawless every night”.

“We feed off the energy, we have been feeding off the energy all year”, said Reaves. It’s pretty exciting for everybody on board.

“I expect us to have a response, we have more to our game”, said Caps coach Barry Trotz. Earlier in the season, Ovechkin said the Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena is “like youre in a nightclub”. “They’re a team that’s very fast in the neutral zone, and we gave them too much respect with the puck”. You just go, ‘Ok, another win.’ Who would have thought? “They don’t have like a leader or anything, they work as a whole team”.

The 58-year-old Kisio deserves at least a sliver of credit. To borrow from an old favorite, “Fight Club”, the first rule of the Golden Knights Playoff Club is that there are no rules. The highlights of his reign with the Hitmen include two WHL titles.

Jones didn’t sing the word “night” and fans in the arena instead shouted “Knights” in unison. Brett Connolly tipped a point shot from Michal Kempny past Marc-Andre Fleury, off the post, and into the net to tie the game. It’s clear, the Capitals don’t want to play from behind, or trade chances. In the 10 minutes of even-strength hockey that Vegas’ fourth line played, they dominated territorially in a way unmatched by any other player on the ice. “When you have a bunch of guys in that same mentality, it’s fantastic what can happen”. There was plenty of physicality and chippy play, and not all of it was legal.

Vegas control the matchups with home ice and it seems likely they’ll continue to roll depth against depth, especially considering how effective it was during the opener.

“I’m actually pretty happy”.

Schmidt was left unprotected by the Capitals in the NHL Expansion Draft and selected by the Golden Knights. We cleaned it up a little bit.