Golden Knights Shut Down Devils, 2-0, Sunday With Announced Attendance At 17,941; VGK Goalie Hill Shines
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Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Bill Foley’s business portfolio means he has a lot of ground to cover if he wants to track his various sports teams, wineries and lodging.
There’s the AFC Bournemouth soccer team in the English Premier League and other soccer teams in New Zealand and France. There are overnight accommodations, wineries and restaurants in California and Oregon. And a ski resort and golf course community in Montana.
But on Sunday, he was here in Las Vegas with nearly 18,000 hockey fans watching his Vegas Golden Knights play a defensive battle with the New Jersey Devils.
After a scoreless two periods, the Knights’ Mark Stone and Noah Hanifin scored goals, with center Jack Eichel adding assists on both goals.
Goalie Adin Hill played one of his better games of the season in the 2-0 win with attendance reported at 17,941.
Hill liked the 60-minute effort:
Stone said the defense was solid:
The low-scoring game was a contrast to the VGK 7-5 win over Chicago Thursday. That game seemed like an open-ice, frozen lake skating contest with a dozen goals.
The Vegas goaltending has been shaky at times this season.
But Hill was rock solid, stopping all 25 New Jersey shots.
It was also a homecoming for Paul “Welcome Back” Cotter, who hoisted the Stanley Cup trophy in 2023 after playing for the Golden Knights and the Silver Knights in Henderson before getting traded to the New Jersey Devils.
The Golden Knights are 36-18-6 for 78 points and sit atop the Pacific Division, ahead of Edmonton and Los Angeles.
