The Las Vegas-based Golden Knights had the most wins in the NHL s truncated 56-game schedule with 40. They shared the most points with Colorado at 82, losing a tie-breaker for the No. 1 seed in the West.
This matters not. The Golden Knights are in trouble. They not only have lost all momentum in their opening series; the Knights will be fighting against the Minnesota Wild s unprecedented history in Game 7s on Friday night in T-Mobile Arena.
The crowd will be more than 12,000, the Vegas pregame histrionics will get em in a frenzy, but all Wild followers know what the Knights can expect to hear for 20-30 seconds when the result becomes clear:
Scoggins: Wild played with determination in Game 6, takes momentum into Game 7
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