After the Golden Knights opened their second-round playoff series with a 7-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks, Vegas coach Gerard Gallant said something that at first blush seemed more outrageous than TV weatherman Ted Pretty’s reaction to William Karlsson’s game-winning overtime goal in Game 3.
“I think it’s right up there with Chicago Stadium,” said Gallant, comparing the decibel level at T-Mobile Arena to that of the Blackhawks’ old hockey barn.
T-Mobile is quickly building a reputation as one of the NHL’s most deafening arenas. It’s like the amplifiers of the fictional rock band Spinal Tap: Where the roar in most buildings tops out at 10, it goes to 11 on Knights’ home ice.