Expansion teams aren’t supposed to succeed right away — but the Vegas Golden Knights rewrote that script. In their first season (2017–18), they stunned the NHL by storming to the Stanley Cup Final. Led by castoffs and overlooked veterans like Marc-André Fleury and William Karlsson, Vegas built chemistry and character faster than anyone expected. Though they fell to the Capitals in the Final, their Cinderella run redefined what’s possible for new franchises and ignited a passionate hockey culture in the desert.
The Night the Lights Went Out: Fog, Power Failures, and the NHL’s Strangest Game
In 1975, the Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers played a playoff game that looked like something out of a horror...
