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Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell
Just the facts: Vegas Golden Knights 3 Edmonton Oilers 1
Golden Knights goal scorers: Nic Roy, tenth goal in period one; Chandler Stephenson, ninth goal early in third period; William Karlsson (first game back after injury), 16th goal, empty-netter.
Star of game: VGK goalie Adin Hill
Quote: “We don’t win the game without his performance.” — Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy on Adin Hill
Records: Vegas — 30-15-6 for 66 points; Edmonton — 29-16-1 for 59 points
Attendance: 18,433
Vibe: Playoff atmosphere for regular season. Golden Knights knocked out Oilers in six games in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs last season.
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.
