Ovechkin will face one of the league’s best goalies in Golden Knights star Marc-Andre Fleury. His .927 save percentage was sixth-best in the league during the regular season, and he’s only increased his effeciency in the playoffs to a save percentage of .947.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nFleury has completed the most shutouts this Stanley Cup Playoffs (4), and also has the most wins (12).<\/p>\n
2018 marks Fleury’s third consecutive Stanley Cup Final after being part of the last two with the winning Pittsburgh Penguins.<\/p>\n
Hockey Gods at Play <\/b><\/h2>\n
Vegas was as long as 500\/1 to win the Stanley Cup prior to the regular season. Few had faith that the Golden Knights would be where they are today.<\/p>\n
Some fortunate bettors who printed tickets on such odds stand to be paid handsomely should Vegas prevail.<\/p>\n
Notable bets include a $60 wager on 500\/1 odds that would net $30,000. Another gambler put $400 on 300\/1 that would win $120,000.<\/p>\n
Many NHL fans believe in the validity of the “hockey gods.” Tonight’s Game 1 will begin to reveal whose side the supposed higher beings are on.<\/strong><\/p>\nWhich team will get the odd bounces and good fortune? Will the hockey gods finally allow Ovechkin to raise the most coveted trophy in the game? Or will hockey’s mischievous spirits favor the Cinderella Knights? We begin to find out tonight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Stanley Cup Final gets underway this evening in Las Vegas where the home team Golden Knights open the best-of-seven series the favorite over the Washington Capitals. Game 1 drops the puck at 5 pm PT (8 pm ET) at T-Mobile Arena just off the Las Vegas Strip and steps from where oddsmakers and sports […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":78996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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