You Won't Believe How the Knights Lost to Anaheim
Alright, Las Vegas, let's talk about what went down last night, because I'm still trying to process it. The Vegas Golden Knights, at home, dropped a 3-1 game to the Anaheim Ducks, and honestly, it felt like we played with a massive house edge against us from the start. We just couldn't get anything going. Mason McTavish was out there for Anaheim, and while he didn't score, the Ducks just seemed to have more jump. Brayden Sennecke got them on the board in the second, and then Leo Carlsson and Jayson Harkins sealed it in the third. Mark Stone finally broke the shutout in the last minute on the power play, assisted by Jack Eichel and Shea Theodore, but by then, it was too little, too late. We only put 22 shots on net, which is just not gonna cut it.
This loss, especially after going 7-0-3 in our last ten, stings a little. We're still sitting pretty at the top of the Pacific Division with 95 points, but dropping these kinds of games at home against a team like Anaheim is a tough comp to swallow. We've got to find that 2017 fire again and not let these games slip away. The energy at T-Mobile Arena felt a little off, and you could feel it in the air, almost like a quiet night on Fremont Street. The boys need to regroup, get their heads straight, and remember what it means to play in front of this city.
Looking ahead, we've got to tighten things up. The schedule doesn't get any easier, and we can't afford to be giving away points. Every game matters when you're trying to secure that top spot and home-ice advantage. This isn't the kind of performance that's going to get us another banner hanging from the rafters. The mood in Las Vegas this morning is definitely a little deflated. Nobody likes losing to the Ducks, especially at home. But we're all in with the Golden Knights, and we know they'll bounce back.
Vegas Born, Vegas Raised — Let's Go Knights.
My crew on the morning show is definitely breaking this down, you gotta catch it live at mornings.live.