The expansion Vegas Golden Knights are visiting the United Center tonight for the first time in team history. While Chicago Blackhawks fans probably envisioned this as a gimme before the season began, it’s going to be anything but.
The Knights are dominating a large portion of the league, with their 56 points good for the Western Conference lead. Vegas is coming off a 2-1 loss in St. Louis on Thursday, but that was just the Knights’ 10th regulation defeat.
The Blackhawks, meanwhile, are back in last the Central Division after Colorado won last night. Chicago is the only team not in a Western Conference playoff spot right now that hasn’t played at least 40 games, so that’s some good news.