Inside Chandler Stephenson's rise to stardom with Vegas Golden Knights - ESPN

HENDERSON, Nev. — All it takes is walking a few paces to discover the dressing room at the Vegas Golden Knights' training facility is designed to attract attention.

Everything about this cavernous space is sleek. From the team's alternate logo etched in black within the steel gray wooden dressing room stalls, down to the contemporary carpet tile patterns that are largely black, steel gray and white along with slivers of red and gold that match the full array of the Golden Knights' color scheme.

Nothing about this room is subtle, which makes Chandler Stephenson's presence even more ironic. Then again, subtlety is the prism through which Stephenson operates. Consider all the names that are on the Golden Knights' roster. It's likely Stephenson's might not be among the first, second or even third to get mentioned.

At 6 feet, he's one of the shortest players on the NHL's fourth-tallest roster, and his salary-cap hit isn't even in the top 10 on the team. Now, guess who led all Golden Knights forwards in the regular season in 5-on-5 and power-play minutes while being second in short-handed minutes?

It's the same person who led the Golden Knights in assists, was second in points and currently leads them in postseason goals. He also has more goals (six) through nine playoff games this year than he had in his previous 66 postseason contests combined (five) — and that's with a Stanley Cup on his résumé.

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