Vegas Golden Knights host defending Stanley Cup champions St. Louis Blues

For the first time this season, the Vegas Golden Knights hosted the defending Stanley Cup champions, the St.

Louis Blues.

LOUIS BLUES - HAVE BEEN IN THEFORTRESS THIS SEASON.IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT LASTYEAR AT THIS TIME, THEY WERETHE WORST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE.LAST YEAR, THE BLUES TURNEDIMPROBABLE INTO POSSIBLE -SOMETHING THE GOLDEN KNIGHTSKNOW A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT.52 YEARS IS A LONG TIME TOWAIT."ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH LASTJANUARY, YOU COULD JUST FEEL ITCOMING." FIVE MONTHS LATER,PROPELLED BY A ROOKIE GOALIE,A COACHING CHANGE AND AN11-GAME WIN STREAK, THE BLUESFOUND THEMSELVES HOISTING THESTANLEY CUP."IT WAS JUST LIKE DESTINY.ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY JUST HADTHE FIRE.IT WAS LIKE LIGHTNING IN ABOTTLE, EVERYTHING JUST CAMETOGETHER.IT WAS JUST AMAZING TO SEE."AMAZING AND UNPRECEDENTED -MUCH LIKE THE GOLDEN KNIGHTSINAUGURAL SEASON.AS IT TURNS OUT, THE BLUES ALSOMADE THE FINALS THEIR FIRSTSEASON - ACTUALLY THEIR FIRSTTHREE SEASONS - BUT NEVER WON AFINALS GAME.FANS GOT USED TO BEING GOOD,JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH."WE WATCHED THEM GO DEEP IN THEPLAYOFFS SO MANY TIMES TO COMEUP SHORT, SO AS LIFELONG BLUESFANS, IT WAS AWESOME." IN TWOAND A HALF SEASONS, THE GOLDENKNIGHTS HAVE HAD THEIR FAIRSHARE OF AWESOME MOMENTS.BUT THE BIG WIN STILL LOOMSLARGE.WILLIAM KARLSSON "WE HAVEN'TWON YET.YEAR ONE WAS A GREAT YEAR ANDI'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER IT BUT WESTILL HAVEN'T WON YET ANDTHAT'S THE ULTIMATE GOAL.WE'RE NOT HAPPY TO BE SECOND."AS FOR BLUES FANS WHO PAID AVISIT TO THE FORTRESS, THEYWAITED TOO LONG TO BE SMUG ANDHAVE NOTHING BUT RESPECTFOR THEIR FELLOW WESTERNCONFERENCE LEADER."THERE'S NO HATRED FOR THEKNIGHTS HERE.I'LL COME TO EVERY GAME THEBLUES PLAY HERE."NOW, THERE WERE A LOT OF BLUESFANS IN THE FORTRESS TODAYINCLUDING ONE VERY SPECIAL FAN- LAILA - YOU MAY REMEMBER THETEAMS.AND FOR NOW, GOLDEN KNIGHTSFANS ARE CELEBRATING A NICECOMEBACK WIN AND STAYING ATOPTHEIR DIVISION.JK, 13 ACTION NEWS.RIGHT NOW -- ANOTHER DEADLYFIRE IN THE VALLEY!

A MAN'SBODY FOUND INSIDE A HOME INNORTH LAS VEGAS.