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May 8, 2018
Kevin Allen, USA Today
If you placed a $100 bet on the
expansion Vegas Golden Knights when they were listed at 500/1 odds to
win the Stanley Cup, you'd have no confusion about who to root for in
the NHL playoffs.
The Golden Knights
moved a step closer to this unlikely occurrence when they knocked off
the San Jose Sharks 3-0 in Game 6 Sunday night to win their second-round
series and earn a trip to the Western Conference final. They even
caught a break Sunday when Nate Schmidt was awarded a goal that originally was missed by on-ice officials but was caught after the fact on replay.
Vegas
will face the winner of the Winnipeg Jets-Nashville Predators series,
which the Jets lead 3-2 heading into Monday's Game 6 in Winnipeg.
Even
if you have no money riding on the Golden Knights, here are five
reasons why you should root for them to win the Stanley Cup:
