![]() Prices and demand would “definitely” be even higher in Las Vegas if the Knights’ first home game wasn’t on the Memorial Day holiday, said ticket broker Ken Solky, owner of. As of Friday on StubHub, the Knights’ first game against the Capitals at T-Mobile Arena was the top-selling matchup of their best-of-seven series, followed by Game 2, also at T-Mobile Arena. StubHub communications manager Cameron Papp said Capitals fans “flooded the market” Wednesday night, when the team defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning to advance to the Cup Final. The average sales prices on StubHub for Games 3 and 4 at Capital One Arena were $1,256 and $1,222.īy comparison, tickets in earlier playoff rounds generally cost twice as much, if not more, on the resale market for Knights home games than their opponents’, industry pros have said.įueling demand in Las Vegas and D.C.: The Knights could finish their record-shattering expansion season by hoisting Lord Stanley’s Cup, an all but unthinkable achievement for a first-year team, and the Caps want to win it for the first time in their 44-year history. The average sales prices on StubHub, a dominant resale site, for tickets to Games 1 and 2 at T-Mobile against the Capitals were $1,429 and $1,247, respectively, as of Friday. No surprise there, given the rabid demand for Golden Knights seats and merchandise throughout the playoffs.īut on the other side of the country, it’s no bargain to watch games at the opposing Washington Capitals’ rink, either. ![]() Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal anyone hunting for tickets can tell you, it can cost a small fortune to get a seat in T-Mobile Arena for the Stanley Cup Final. The National Post reached out to the National Hockey League and Ticketmaster for further comment, but did not receive a response by deadline.Golden Knights fans celebrate a goal by Erik Haula, not pictured, during the second period of Game 5 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series against the San Jose Sharks at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Friday, May 4, 2018. Tickets in the upper reaches of the arena were available early Monday afternoon at about $320 each, according to the SeatGeek ticketing platform website. Ticket sales for the games in Florida went on sale to local fans at 11 a.m. It’s that simple,” the CEO of the Predators said at the time. And they’re going to help us continue to grow our roster by building our (revenue at the) gate. “(Blackhawks fans are) going to have to earn it. This wasn’t just for playoffs, but regular season. Other teams, too, have attempted to keep out Blackhawks fans: In 2013, the Nashville Predators instituted a policy that insisted out-of-towners wanting to come to the games against Chicago had to buy a ticket to at least two games - they couldn’t attend just one. Or, likely, resellers will have tickets available to any customer who’s got the cash. Presumably, those who have places in Florida and an American credit card could still buy tickets. ![]()
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