GAME 1
1. Marc-Andre Fleury walks the walk preparing to do what no one expected Vegas to do: host a Cup final game.
2. Every last gray hair on Alex Ovechkin’s head reminds us how long he’s waited to play for a championship.
3. Sin City doesn’t do quiet. Pre-game festivities include a performance by rapper and Golden Knights nut Lil Jon.
4. Colin Miller feels like gettin’ down after scoring Vegas’ first Stanley Cup goal, one of many in a wild opener.
5. It’s a near-KO for T.J., as the Capitals’ Oshie explodes into the Golden Knights’ Tomas Nosek.
6. Behemoth Tom Wilson takes the Caps on his back – and winds up on his back – after scoring in Game 1.
7. Game 1 gets so zany that tough guy Ryan Reaves scores. Elated linemate Pierre-Edouard Bellemare piles on.
8. A yawning cage stares at Nosek, who stares back after one-timing Game 1’s winning goal past Braden Holtby.