Flyers

Orange & Black & Gold

By Russ Joy

Published: Feb 12th, 2018 · 9:35 PM EST

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The moment Las Vegas was granted an NHL expansion team, some fans were happy to have another excuse to gamble away their life’s savings. Most fans were just excited to travel to Las Vegas to establish home-ice advantage. That’s exactly what happened on Sunday night, when the Orange & Black staged an invasion akin to that of DX’s on WCW Monday Nitro.

It all started well. In fact, Vegas’ mascot – who inexplicably isn’t a Golden Knight – prepped the poles outside of T-Mobile Arena:

Philly Philly#VegasBorn pic.twitter.com/BxpHJW3BVD

— Chance (@ChanceNHL) February 11, 2018

The folks over at Broad Street Hockey, in conjunction with Phans of Philly, threw a pregame party, at which point you got the feeling that there would be a sizable number of Flyers fans in attendance.

https://twitter.com/LittleMissDanaD/status/962845984932818944

Is everyone sure this wasn’t a home game?

Just look at all that orange 😎 #blessed #PHIvsVGK https://t.co/ykp7yZzsm4

— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) February 12, 2018

“Maybe it was just that section of the arena!” – Some Golden Knights fan

Doubtful. Do I hear some spelling? I think I do!

Just an Eagles chant in Las Vegas during a Flyers regular season hockey game.

Things we never thought we'd tweet if you asked us three years ago. pic.twitter.com/25maOLZJQm

— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) February 12, 2018

Biggest loser on the night? Pierre-Édouard Bellemare who, when asked pregame about what he wanted to prove to the Flyers’ Front Office, said:

“Maybe show them that they should’ve protected me.” —Pierre-Edouard Bellemare on what he hopes to show the Flyers today.

— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) February 11, 2018

Something tells me they aren’t convinced.

With the win, the Flyers are now 4-0 since the Eagles won Super Bowl LII. If you include the Sixers in that stat, Philadelphia teams are 7-0 since that Super Bowl win.

JACKPOT! Flyers win in Vegas!

Four straight wins and the Sixers and Flyers remain undefeated since the Eagles won the Super Bowl. pic.twitter.com/1KitQf1mKY

— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) February 12, 2018

This was pointed out by Adam Lefkoe on this morning’s Crossing Broadcast.

https://art19.com/shows/crossing-broadcast/episodes/7de04c53-ce58-48e0-8e50-48f47209d886

Here’s to you, Vegas. Thanks for the hospitality. More importantly, thanks for the win.

FINAL SCORE

Them: 4
Us: 1

Mood: Rocky Balboa still lost pic.twitter.com/cBLuCPiF4o

— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) February 12, 2018

Yeah, but we won the Super Bowl. How confident are you in this guy?