Defenseman Shea Theodore scored in overtime to spark the Golden Knights past the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night in the final game of an eight-game homestand.
Ben Gotz
Golden Knights backup reporter
Email: bgotz@reviewjournal.com
Twitter: @BenSGotz
Ben Gotz came to the Review-Journal in May 2016 after graduating from the University of Minnesota. He covers the Lights FC, high school sports and anything else sports-related that comes into town. He also hosts segments in the video studio on soccer and high school sports. Before coming to Las Vegas, he wrote about college hockey, college football and high school sports during stops at the Star Tribune, Pioneer Press and Minnesota Daily back home in Minnesota.
The NHL announced leaguewide changes after COVID outbreaks and capacity restrictions wreaked havoc on the December and January calendar. Six Golden Knights games were affected.
The Golden Knights needed Mattias Janmark in the lineup because they had so many players out, and the left wing persevered even though COVID had affected his conditioning.
NHL players aren’t going to the Winter Olympics, but Golden Knights prospect Brendan Brisson, the 29th overall pick in the 2020 draft, will represent Team USA.
The Golden Knights’ 12-9-2 record and .565 points percentage at T-Mobile Arena rank 20th in the NHL. They have never had worse than the eighth-best home record.
Golden Knights center Jack Eichel, recovering from neck surgery, impressed his teammates during a two-on-two drill at Friday’s practice at City National Arena.
Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo and forward Mark Stone were named to the Pacific Division All-Star team as part of All-Star Weekend on Feb. 4 and 5 at T-Mobile Arena.
The Golden Knights won’t play again until they host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night at T-Mobile Arena. They already have 188 man games lost this season.
The Golden Knights got their first All-Star representative Tuesday for the event they will be hosting next month at T-Mobile Arena.
Golden Knights center Jack Eichel, acquired in November from the Buffalo Sabres, still has hurdles to clear before playing in his first NHL game since March 7.
The Golden Knights appear set to cut ties with a once-promising forward prospect who was an American Hockey League All-Star in 2020.
Pete DeBoer has coached the Golden Knights for three seasons. His relationship with one of the team’s defensemen goes well beyond that.
Marc-Andre Fleury no longer is with the Golden Knights, but his former teammates still didn’t want to talk about his infamous pranks when he was with the team.
Evander Kane has been a foil for the Golden Knights during their rivalry with the San Jose Sharks. He has 60 penalty minutes in their 12 playoff meetings.
Future Hall of Fame goalie Marc-Andre Fleury had one of the best four-year stretches of his career after being selected in the 2017 expansion draft by the Golden Knights.
