Adin Hill Made Quite Possibly The Greatest Stick Save In NHL History To Preserve An Early Tie In Game 1 Of The Stanley Cup Final

ADIN HILL. WHAT SORCERY IS THIS!? Nick Cousins just getting robbed right on the doorstep for a would-be go-ahead goal.

However, must acknowledge: The rebound went right back to Cousins' tape. He tried to get something on the backhand after withstanding the initial shock of not lighting the lamp. Vegas defenseman Alex Pietrangelo did an almost equally-impressive job of keeping that puck from crossing the line by getting a stick on Cousins' second effort.

With how well Sergei Bobrovsky has played between the pipes for the Panthers, and the house-money mentality Florida has played with throughout the Stanley Cup playoffs, an early 2-1 advantage would've gone such a long way for the visitors in enemy territory. Game 1 is such a huge tone-setter and momentum builder for the rest of the Stanley Cup Final. Obviously. Just gives you an idea of how clutch Hill's [and Pietrangelo's] stop was. Well, as clutch as can be in the second period.

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Given how the postseason has unfolded to date, I fully anticipate being up later than expected as this opening championship tilt inevitably barrels into overtime. Free playoff hockey? Can't complain. But uhh...could we have started the game slightly earlier than 8 p.m. ET in Sin City, considering pretty much the entire sports calendar was open?

The answer to that seemingly rhetorical question is, in truth, NO. Why? BECAUSE IT'S THE CUP!!!!!!! Aaaaand just as I submit this, Shea Thedore ripped one past BOB to give the Golden Knights a 2-1 edge. That save only looms larger!

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