There is this thinking that during a marathon, a person runs against distance, not other competitors and, for many, not even against time.
You’re fighting against countless mile markers to hopefully still be standing — and breathing — at the finish line.
It’s the same way for sports whose seasons drag on, for NHL teams that play 82 regular-season games.
Opponents don’t mean as much as surviving with more to play.
The Golden Knights on Saturday night began a three-game homestand before the All-Star break and, in beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-3 before an announced crowd of 18,511 at T-Mobile Arena, faced a team that would qualify for the playoffs if the postseason began today.