There was arguably no player in the NHL that turned more heads this season than William Karlsson. The 25-year-old winger was claimed in the expansion draft by the Vegas Golden Knights last summer from the Columbus Blue Jackets after the two clubs worked out a deal to send David Clarkson and his mammoth contract to Sin City.
After potting just six goals the season before with the Jackets and 18 career goals split over four seasons, Karlsson exploded for 43 goals with the Golden Knights, the third most in the entire league just behind some guys named Patrik Laine and Alex Ovechkin.
In the playoffs, “Wild Bill” has picked up where he left off, notching 4 goals and 5 assists in 7 games for the Knights, putting him in a tie with Reilly Smith for the team lead in points at 9.
On Monday night, Karlsson sniped one home in overtime to give the Golden Knights a 4-3 win to take a 2-1 series lead over the Sharks.
Wild Bill has become a legend in Sin City with three goals already in this series, prompting someone to put random photos of Karlsson inside an Ikea located in Las Vegas.
While we can't for sure claim who was responsible for this, if you look at the replies to the tweet, as well as the Twitter profile, it looks like this was planned out in advance.
If it was the operator of The Vegas Flu account, then hats off to them, because this is pretty hilarious.
(h/t The Vegas Flu)
