Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner didn’t play poorly in losses in games 5 and 6. But Marc-Andre Fleury should be rested and could give the team an emotional lift.
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.
This is the second straight season the Golden Knights will play a Game 7 and the second consecutive year they will play one after having a 3-1 series lead.
The Golden Knights will try to eliminate the Vancouver Canucks for the second straight game when the teams meet Thursday night in Edmonton, Alberta.
“He looked a little bit like a car accident victim at the end of the game,” coach Pete DeBoer said of Zach Whitecloud.
The Golden Knights were largely in control Tuesday, but they lost 2-1 because Vancouver goaltender Thatcher Demko made 42 saves in his first career postseason start.
The Golden Knights will look to clinch the best-of-seven playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.
Golden Knights defenseman Jon Merrill, playing for the first time since March 9, got the first playoff point of his career Sunday in a 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
The Golden Knights have tapped a junior coach and former NHL assistant to lead their new American Hockey League franchise.
The Golden Knights have been able to lean on players throughout their lineup in their second-round playoff series. The Vancouver Canucks haven’t had the same luxury.
The Golden Knights and Vancouver Canucks meet in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series Sunday night at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.
Will Golden Knights coach Pete DeBoer start Marc-Andre Fleury in Game 4 on Sunday, or will he be tempted to stick with Robin Lehner after Saturday’s shutout?
The Golden Knights and Vancouver Canucks met Saturday night in Edmonton, Alberta, the first of two games on consecutive days. The Western Conference series is tied 1-1.
The NHL postseason was postponed two days by its players. Now they have to take the next step from words to actions.
Golden Knights right wing Ryan Reaves knelt during the American and Canadian anthems Aug. 3, but he believes Thursday’s actions send a “much more powerful message.”
The Golden Knights kept a lid on the Vancouver Canucks’ top-end talent in the first game of their second-round series Sunday. Game 2 on Tuesday was a much different story.
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