Knights Treat Shot Blocks Like a Sacrifice Playoff Currency

Vegas is still leaning into the kind of hockey that leaves bruises in places players do not talk about publicly. The Knights are absorbing pain to get pucks in front of the net, and that usually means somebody on the roster is paying the price shift after shift. Coaches love that kind of buy-in until the injury report starts looking like a diner receipt. This is the sort of playoff math that can swing a series, because every blocked shot tells you exactly who is willing to suffer for the badge.