Left wing Jonathan Marchessault leads the Golden Knights with 20 goals, eight more than any other player. He has his sixth 20-goal season locked up in 41 games.
Ben Gotz
Golden Knights backup reporter
Email: bgotz@reviewjournal.com
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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.
Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, one of the team’s few constants, is playing in the third NHL All-Star Game of his career and the second one in his home rink.
The crowd roared every time Alex Tuch popped up in a tribute video during Tuesday’s game featuring former Golden Knights’ Alex Tuch, Cody Eakin and Peyton Krebs.
The Golden Knights extended the contracts of Brayden McNabb, Michael Amadio and Logan Thompson on Sunday, rewarding them for solid seasons.
Defenseman Brayden McNabb, right wing Michael Amadio and goaltender Logan Thompson received contract extensions.
The Golden Knights have had 15 players enter the NHL’s COVID protocol this season, including two Saturday. The testing policy will change this week.
Right wing Brendan Brisson, a first-round pick of the Golden Knights in 2020, was one of 25 players named to the U.S. Olympic hockey roster this month.
Silver Knights coach Manny Viveiros made a long-awaited return to the AHL team on Thursday after undergoing prostate cancer treatment.
Forwards Max Pacioretty, who missed the previous 10 games, and Reilly Smith, who missed two, were back on the ice, but their presence wasn’t enough for the Golden Knights.
Watch Golden Knights center Nolan Patrick beat one of the NHL’s top goaltenders with one of the best goals of the season Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes.
A limited number of tickets to NHL All-Star Weekend at T-Mobile Arena are available on the Golden Knights website.
Several injured players, including goaltenders Laurent Brossoit (upper-body injury) and Logan Thompson (COVID-19 protocol), could return on road trip.
Injuries and COVID absences have led to a staggering lack of consistency after 41 games, but the Golden Knights remain atop the Pacific Division standings.
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.
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.
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