Coach Bruce Cassidy, in a nod to the Knights’ brief history, started five of the original Vegas players known as the Misfits and put the sixth on the second shift. The Knights got the rest of their scoring from Nic Hague, Alec Martinez, Reilly Smith, Michael Amadio, Ivan Barbashev and Nicolas Roy. Hill came through with another strong performance that has quickly made him a Knights fan favorite, even earning “MVP! As for the Knights, their connection to Las Vegas was sealed ever since the shooting Oct. 1, 2017 that took 60 lives. Stone, Eichel and Alex Pietrangelo are the most notable players Vegas has acquired to get to this moment.

Source: thestar June 14, 2023 04:41 UTC