The moment Las Vegas was granted an NHL expansion team, some fans were happy to have another excuse to gamble away their life’s savings. Most fans were just excited to travel to Las Vegas to establish home-ice advantage. That’s exactly what happened on Sunday night, when the Orange & Black staged an invasion akin to that of DX’s on WCW Monday Nitro.

It all started well. In fact, Vegas’ mascot – who inexplicably isn’t a Golden Knight – prepped the poles outside of T-Mobile Arena:

The folks over at Broad Street Hockey, in conjunction with Phans of Philly, threw a pregame party, at which point you got the feeling that there would be a sizable number of Flyers fans in attendance.

https://twitter.com/LittleMissDanaD/status/962845984932818944

Is everyone sure this wasn’t a home game?


“Maybe it was just that section of the arena!” – Some Golden Knights fan

Doubtful. Do I hear some spelling? I think I do!

Biggest loser on the night? Pierre-Édouard Bellemare who, when asked pregame about what he wanted to prove to the Flyers’ Front Office, said:

Something tells me they aren’t convinced.

With the win, the Flyers are now 4-0 since the Eagles won Super Bowl LII. If you include the Sixers in that stat, Philadelphia teams are 7-0 since that Super Bowl win.

This was pointed out by Adam Lefkoe on this morning’s Crossing Broadcast.

https://art19.com/shows/crossing-broadcast/episodes/7de04c53-ce58-48e0-8e50-48f47209d886

Here’s to you, Vegas. Thanks for the hospitality. More importantly, thanks for the win.

Yeah, but we won the Super Bowl. How confident are you in this guy?