LAS VEGAS —Mark Stone flung himself at the glass behind the Winnipeg Jets’ net, got tackled by teammates and slammed his stick on the ice.
The Vegas Golden Knights captain had three months of pent-up energy to release after sitting out 39 games with a back injury that required surgery. And did he ever.
Stone celebrated his first goal since Jan. 5 with all the enthusiasm the Knights have come to expect from their emotional leader. His trademark explosive celebrations were back Thursday. In what surely wasn’t a coincidence, so was the Knights’ swagger.
