Golden Knights goaltender Laurent Brossoit was named the NHL’s third star of the week Saturday, a first for the team this season.
Ben Gotz
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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 Golden Knights got their schedule for their first-round series against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. Game 1 will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena.
Two of the Golden Knights top prospects, Brendan Brisson and Lukas, leaned on each other on and off the ice while playing this season for the Silver Knights.
The Golden Knights locked up the Pacific Division title and the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference on Thursday, and they will play the Winnipeg Jets in the first round of the playoffs.
The Golden Knights wrap up their regular season Thursday with a chance to win the Pacific Division and lock up the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.
The Golden Knights defeated the Seattle Kraken at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday, meaning they only need a point from their final game to win the Pacific Division.
Golden Knights captain Mark Stone practiced in a no-contact jersey Monday. He has missed the past 37 games after undergoing back surgery Jan. 31.
Golden Knights left wing William Carrier’s career-best 16th goal Feb. 23 — a third-period equalizer against division rival Calgary — carried an important side effect.
The Golden Knights lost 2-1 to the Dallas Stars in a shootout Saturday playing without injured center Jack Eichel.
The Golden Knights’ third line with left wing Ivan Barbashev, center Chandler Stephenson and right wing Phil Kessel flashed impressed chemistry in its first game together.
The Golden Knights defeated the Los Angeles Kings at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday, moving them within a point of clinching home-ice advantage in the first round.
The Golden Knights have four regular-season games remaining before returning to the playoffs.
The Golden Knights lost in overtime to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, with one of their former draft picks providing the winning goal.
The Golden Knights rallied to defeat the Minnesota Wild on Monday, with rookie right wing Pavel Dorofeyev scoring two goals in regulation and one in the shootout.
The Golden Knights will face the Minnesota Wild for the second straight game Monday in what serves as a playoff dress rehearsal. The Knights won Saturday’s game.
