The Golden Knights haven’t had a lot of success historically against the Minnesota Wild. General manager Kelly McCrimmon doesn’t believe that will affect their first-round playoff matchup.
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.
The Golden Knights’ roster was built differently this season than in the past, with fewer expansion-draft holdovers and one major free agent signing.
In their pursuit of the Stanley Cup, the Golden Knights stretched the limits of what the NHL’s salary cap system can bear and parted ways with beloved veterans.
Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo missed time because of COVID and an upper-body injury during the season, but he had nine points in his final 10 games.
The Henderson Silver Knights clinched the American Hockey League’s Pacific Division title in their first season Thursday with a win over Bakersfield at Orleans Arena.
The Knights are 3-4-1 against the Wild this season, their worst record against any of their seven West Division foes. They are 5-10-1 against Minnesota all time.
The Golden Knights will begin their quest for their first Stanley Cup at noon Sunday at T-Mobile Arena.
Golden Knights goaltenders Marc-Andre Fleury and Robin Lehner secured the Jennings Trophy on Wednesday for allowing the fewest goals in the NHL season.
The Henderson Silver Knights will be able to host 50 percent of capacity at Orleans Arena as they fight to win the Pacific Division.
The Golden Knights were down three skaters in Monday’s loss to the Colorado Avalanche because of injuries to rookie forward Peyton Krebs and defenseman Alec Martinez.
The Golden Knights have selected their starting goaltender for Monday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche at T-Mobile Arena, their most important of the season to date.
Reilly Smith scored three times, including an empty-net goal, for his first NHL hat trick in the Golden Knights’ win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.
The Golden Knights are 9-0 in games decided in overtime this season, and those extra points are a huge reason they are in first place in the West Division.
Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has reached No. 3 on the NHL’s all-time wins list. A look at the elite company he is keeping.
Marc-Andre Fleury won his 490th game, giving him the third-most victories in NHL history, in the Golden Knights’ overtime win Wednesday at the Minnesota Wild.
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