The LA Lakers defeat the Golden State Warriors in preseason ball at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, on Wednesday, Oct 10, 2018.
Temperatures are expected to reach the high 90s for Knights playoff games against the San Jose Sharks at T-Mobile Arena this weekend. The Golden Knights are making adjustments to keep the condition of the ice in tip-top shape. “The whole idea is that ambient temperature and inside temperature have a relationship,” said T-Mobile conversion manager and ice maker George Salami. Sometimes when it is humid outside, fog can form on the ice. During the 1975 Stanley Cup finals between the Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers, a dense fog formed at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres won in double overtime on a shot by Rene Robert that Flyers goalie Bernie Parent — and most in attendance — did not see.
For the Golden Knights, home isn’t where the wins are. At least not yet. the Los Angeles Kings ruined the Knights’ debut in T-Mobile Arena Tuesday, winning 3-2 in front of an announced preseason crowd of 17,101. “I was happy going into overtime 2-2,” Golden Knights goalie Calvin Pickard said. “But anything can happen in overtime, and they got one.” “I thought our guys created chances,” Gallant said. “We’re still trying to see who works best with who.”
Fans outside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas cast their predictions before the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Conor McGregor fight on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. (David Guzman and Morgan Lieberman/Las Vegas Review-Journal)