The Golden Knights experienced playoff deja vu in Game 1 of the first round, generating plenty of shots but failing to score in an overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild.
David Schoen
David Schoen covers the Vegas Golden Knights/NHL and the World Series of Poker for the Review-Journal. Prior to arriving at the R-J in 2008, the Southern California native was a reporter and editor at the Oakland (Calif.) Tribune and Wisconsin State Journal. A University of Wisconsin graduate, he enjoys golf, Arsenal Football Club, and Ed Hochuli's lengthy penalty explanations.
The Golden Knights welcomed back several key players Sunday, including forward Ryan Reaves and defenseman Alec Martinez, but were without their leading goal scorer.
Six of the eight meetings between the clubs were one-goal games, including the final five, and their first playoff matchup is expected to be closely contested, too.
Regardless of who coach Pete DeBoer selects to start Game 1, there’s peace and harmony at the goaltending position for the Golden Knights, a far cry from last season.
The status of several injured players remains a mystery for the Golden Knights ahead of Game 1 against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday.
With the benefit of time and patience, the Max Pacioretty trade before the 2018-19 season has worked out well for the Golden Knights and Montreal Canadiens.
Marc-Andre Fleury recorded his sixth shutout and extended his personal winning streak to nine games as the Golden Knights tuned up for the playoffs by routing San Jose.
The Golden Knights must pick themselves off the mat and dust themselves off before Wednesday’s regular-season finale against rival San Jose at SAP Center.
The Golden Knights iced a lineup with 15 skaters and two goaltenders because of injuries and salary cap constraints in their loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Monday.
Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was named the NHL’s third star for the week ending May 9, the league announced Monday.
Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury was nominated for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy on Monday. The three finalists will be announced at a later date.
The Golden Knights lead the Colorado Avalanche by four points and will clinch their third division crown in four seasons with a victory Monday at T-Mobile Arena.
The Silver Knights played their first game at T-Mobile Arena and came away with a 5-3 victory Saturday before an announced crowd of 3,830.
The NHL sent out a memo to teams saying its COVID-19 restrictions may be relaxed in the playoffs for teams with fully vaccinated individuals.
Jonathan Marchessault scored with 17.7 seconds left in overtime to lift the Golden Knightsbefore an announced crowd of 7,567, the largest in the NHL this season.