Welcome to the dance, Golden Knights.
Vegas made history in Game 1 of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs, nabbing their first postseason goal, win, and shutout. The Los Angeles Kings present them with the purest, most terrifying playoff experience in Game 2, however, as this 1-1 contest is headed to double overtime.
Update: Now another first: they won their first overtime game, edging the Kings 2-1 in double OT. James Neal set the table for Erik Haula, who followed up a 29-goal campaign with this enormous tally:
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The Golden Knights are also getting a taste of a cruel postseason experience: dominating long stretches of play but failing to beat a keyed-in goaltender. In this case, Jonathan Quick is showing why he’s one of the NHL’s most accomplished playoff netminders, nullifying a Vegas attack that’s occasionally racking up twice as many chances.
That's... a lot of scoring chances for the @GoldenKnights...
— LogiqBets (@LogiqBets) April 14, 2018
But now in sudden death, either team just needs one. pic.twitter.com/3bFyxtgNc2
You might as well get your favorite nervous GIFs and emoticons ready.
how is everyone doing, folks? 😅 pic.twitter.com/uWIbW5W3ta
— NBC Sports Hockey (@NBCSportsHockey) April 14, 2018
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James O’Brien is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @cyclelikesedins.