The American Airlines Center crowd booed Vegas captain Mark Stone repeatedly during Monday's Game 1 of the series against the Dallas Stars. Why?
Stone returned from a major injury the day the playoffs started and didn’t miss a beat in Vegas’ Game 1 win.
Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone celebrates with the bench after scoring in the first period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Dallas Stars in Dallas, Monday, April 22, 2024.Stone was in the middle of an on-ice interview with ESPN, and the crowd began to boo the Golden Knights’ captain until he wrapped the interview and went down the tunnel to the locker room.
This was the second year in a row that Stone returned just in time for a playoff opener after having back surgery and missing the last 39 games of the 2022-23 season.On top of the LTIR situation, Stone was also involved in the play that altered the Vegas-Dallas series last year. Less than two minutes into Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals, Jamie Benn was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for a cross check against Stone.
As much as the American Airlines Center crowd may not like to hear it, the reality is Stone will be a key weapon for Vegas this series, and his return helped jumpstart their win creating the early lead.“They’re a totally different team,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer said. “Look at the names you’re adding. It would be similar to Roope Hintz and Miro Heiskanen being out for us and then you’re adding them back in. It changes all parts of your game.
, Staff Reporter. Lia Assimakopoulos covers the Dallas Stars and high school sports for The Dallas Morning News. She joined The News in June 2022 and previously contributed to Sports Illustrated, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, NBC Sports and the Washington City Paper. A native of Bethesda, Md., Lia graduated from Northwestern University in 2022.
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