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Golden Knights Overcome Penalties To Quell Wild, 3-2, Before Announced Crowd Of 18,220 Tuesday

Minnesota goalie Alex Stalock after VGK forward Chandler Stephenson scored on him in period two.

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com

LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell

The Vegas Golden Knights drew their usual 18,000 plus crowd and continued their winning ways Tuesday evening with a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild.

The announced attendance checked in at 18,220, with VGKers Chandler Stephenson, Shea Theodore and Tomas Nosek delivering the tallies. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury picked up the win after the Wild took a 1-0 lead after period one. Nosek’s third period goal turned out be the game-winner.

The Golden Knights fell behind late in period one when the Wild scored on a two-man, 5-on-3 advantage, LVSportsBiz.com asked VGK coach Gerard Gallant about the late period one penalties, and Gallant responded: “Are you trying to get me fined?”

Gallant described the victory as a “gritty win” after the game, which had an intense, playoff-like feel to it.

The Knights responded with two goals in period two, the second of which was a goal by defenseman Shea Theodore who skated in on the right side and let loose with a wrist shot that hit the twine behind Minnesota goalie Alex Stalock with only ten seconds left in the period.

Goal celebration, period two.

Stephenson had knotted the score at one off a sweet pass from his linemate, Mark Stone.

Late in period three, the Wild’s Zach Parise scored on a 6-on-5 to cut the lead to 3-2.

Here are our post-game video interviews:

William Carrier, who assisted on the Nosek goal:

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Stephenson

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Max Pacioretty

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Nosek

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Scenes off the ice

What happened to be the big helmet drop as part of the VGK player intros? It was listed as a scratch, with a lower body mechanical issue, I bet.

VGK President Kerry Bubolz checking out the action.

Golden Knights President Kerry Bubolz

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Game emcee/announcer Wayne “Big D” Danielson interacts with fans.

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Always good to have a good book and headphones.

 

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Sign time.

 

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This fella comes from Seattle to watch the Golden Knights.

Return later for postgame interviews and videos.

 


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Alan Snel: Alan Snel brings decades of sports-business reporting experience to LVSportsBiz.com. Snel covered the business side of sports for the South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel, the Tampa Tribune and Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a city hall beat reporter, Snel also covered stadium deals in Denver and Seattle. In 2000, Snel launched a sport-business website for FoxSports.com called FoxSportsBiz.com. After reporting sports-business for the RJ, Snel wrote hard-hitting stories on the Raiders stadium for the Desert Companion magazine in Las Vegas and The Nevada Independent. Snel is also one of the top bicycle advocates in the country.
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