The T-Mobile Arena stands that were once full of raucous, full-throated, towel-waving fans were almost empty by the time the final buzzer sounded.
An announced crowd of 18,006 arrived Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena ready to celebrate the Golden Knights’ first home playoff game in two years. They were thunderously loud after a new pregame show featuring an on-ice projection of a fire-breathing dragon burning an aircraft to ash.
The Winnipeg Jets made sure they were silent by the end.