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.
Ben Gotz
Golden Knights backup reporter
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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.
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.
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.
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