Or, they're a good team that other teams under estimate...and then get out grinded over 60 minutes most nights.
Having been to a game there, the home crowd is into those games, so there's certainly some energy there too.
I don't buy the distractions, probably the closest would be playing at MSG and the hustle and bustle of the streets of downtown New York as a distraction from just sitting around the hotel room the night before a game. Game days its to the rink and back and not much time for anything else. And, as mentioned, most players over 21 have been to Vegas.
Vegas has 11 wins on the road too, which is tied for third best in the Western conference and 4th best in the league.
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