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The world was so different five and a half months ago. The COVID-19 pandemic hadn’t yet sent North America into lockdown. Sports leagues were operating normally. “Wear a mask” was something you might say at Halloween.
Also: the Vegas Golden Knights still lost the occasional hockey game in those days. The Winnipeg Jets shut them out 4-0 on March 6.
Everything has changed worldwide since then. We’ve grown accustomed to social distancing, home schooling and sports played in bubbles with no fans. Meanwhile, the Golden Knights have also ascended to…invincibility?
The Chicago Blackhawks gave them a scare in Game 2 of their Western Conference Round-1 matchup Thursday, rallying from a 2-0 deficit and pushing them to overtime at 3-3.