Golden Knights forward Brett Howden scored a goal against the Ottawa Senators, then found a contract extension waiting for him after the game.
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Coach Bruce Cassidy and the Golden Knights picked up a road win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday despite being without three defensemen because of injuries.
The Golden Knights didn’t find the back of the net in a loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday in the first game of a five-game road trip.
The Golden Knights begin their longest road trip of the season Wednesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, who will be without former Knights forward Ryan Reaves.
The Golden Knights’ top line has gotten plenty of attention this season because of Jack Eichel and Mark Stone, but Ivan Barbashev has been chipping in as well.
Defenseman Nic Hague is expected to make his NHL debut when the Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks complete their season-opening, home-and-home series Friday at SAP Center.
The Knights closed as high as minus 200 favorites over the Sharks, and bettors also cashed in on Vegas on the puck line (-1½, +125) as Las Vegas sportsbooks took a hit.
Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore will be counted on to fill the void on the blue line with Nate Schmidt sidelined for several weeks because of a lower-body injury.
The veteran center will be reunited on the team’s second line with Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone and expects consistent production with a full season together.
The defenseman is week to week with a lower-body injury, which means either Nicolas Hague or Jimmy Schuldt will be in the lineup Friday when the Knights play at San Jose.
Review-Journal hockey reporter Ben Gotz predicts the order of finish for each division for the 2019-20 NHL season, along with his postseason predictions.
The Golden Knights are the 7-1 second choice to win the Stanley Cup, one of four teams with a point total of more than 100 and the favorite to win the Pacific Division.
The San Jose goaltender surrendered a goal on the first shot he saw in the season for the fourth time in five years in a 4-1 loss to the Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday.
The 20-year-old center one-timed a pass from left wing Max Pacioretty past San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones 2:12 into the second period in the Knights’ 4-1 victory.
The win came at a cost, as defenseman Nate Schmidt was injured in a knee-on-knee collision in the first period and had to be helped to the locker room.
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Golden Knights forward Brett Howden scored a goal against the Ottawa Senators, then found a contract extension waiting for him after the game.
Coach Bruce Cassidy and the Golden Knights picked up a road win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday despite being without three defensemen because of injuries.
The Golden Knights didn’t find the back of the net in a loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday in the first game of a five-game road trip.
The Golden Knights begin their longest road trip of the season Wednesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, who will be without former Knights forward Ryan Reaves.
