Golden Knights players celebrate a goal by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (41) against the Chicago Blackhawks during an NHL hockey game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
The Golden Knights have been analyzed, picked apart and examined from nearly every angle this week in an effort to figure out their historic start.
But defenseman Nate Schmidt might have the best explanation.
“It’s Vegas, right? They say the house always wins,” Schmidt said.
The Knights are the feel-good story from the first month of the NHL season, and the 7-1 start to their inaugural season further endeared them to a city reeling from the Oct.