LAS VEGAS — The passion was palpable as fans waved golden glowsticks before Thursday’s game between the Vegas Golden Knights and Los Angeles Kings at T-Mobile Arena.
An announced crowd of 18,404, the second-largest of the season, filed in anticipating a heavyweight bought between two of the best teams in the Pacific Division and Western Conference. Energy, excitement and tension pulsated throughout the usual pregame theatrics.
What came after all that buildup was a first-round knockout.
