To say Saturday's 6-0 loss to the Utah Hockey Club was bad is an understatement. The Vegas Golden Knights were out of the game midway through the first period. Ilya Samsonov also had a disastrous play, clearing the puck to Alex Kerfoot for a short-handed goal.
Overall, the game consisted of 23 giveaways for the Golden Knights. It led to endless scoring opportunities for a young, fast Utah team, overwhelming the Russian goaltender. The result? The largest home loss in Golden Knights history.
Suddenly, everyone was leaving after the second period. The appeal of checking out the Las Vegas strip sounded much better than watching the home team getting smoked. Thus, few people stuck around for the not-so-historical moment.
Meanwhile, social media was a mixed bag of emotions. There was pain mixed with humor, with fans creating a hurricane of cope and comedy. Gotta find a way to make light of a bad situation, right?
That's true whenever you're handling life, whether it's watching your car break down or not getting the job you want. You can't have a doom-and-gloom attitude about everything. Luckily, Golden Knights fans understood the assignment after Saturday's stinker. Here are some of the best reactions to the chaos that ensued over the weekend.
How social media reacted to the Vegas Golden Knights being blown out by the Utah Hockey Club
Let's start with the Samsonov gaffe in the first period. Misplaying the puck and giving it to an oncoming defender is never fun. That's especially true if you're on the power play, giving fans traumatic flashbacks of power plays of the Golden Knights past.
While the error wasn't fun for the home crowd, the online crowd let the Russian netminder know of his mistake. That included an overall perspective of his Saturday performance.
His gaffe also reminded fans of a particular rant from Steve Dangle. It had the home crowd reminding Samsonov of what to do in the net.
While there were good graces before the game for the goaltender, those were wiped away after the first period. Golden Knights fans let them know of the "unfortunate event."
There were even some singing going on from the Golden Knights faithful, as they watched Utah pile the goals on throughout the game.
You gotta love the Bon Jovi references, even when times get tough. You must break out into song (as long as you're not disrupting others) when you're stressed. Of course, you could also plead for mercy at the results.
The good news is there are more games ahead for the Golden Knights this season. Move on from Utah and forget what happened on Saturday. Hopefully, the reaction will be more positive as they take on the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.