Back to the Vegas Golden Knights Newsfeed

Golden Knights galvanize Las Vegas like UNLV Rebels of old

Golden Knights fans celebrate a goal by Golden Knights center William Karlsson, not pictured, during the first period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series against the San Jose Sharks at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 28, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto

Ron Futrell was in a hardware store Friday, picking up a three-eighths socket wrench, when he was asked how the Golden Knights were going to fare in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the San Jose Sharks.

The longtime Las Vegas sportscaster said it reminded him of the UNLV basketball team’s days of wine, roses and Larry Johnson.