As in a conference finals loss to Dallas last season, those expected to score goals for the Knights have failed over three games against Montreal.
Ed Graney
Ed Graney came to the Review-Journal in May of 2006 as its lead sports columnist. He has covered all major sporting events, including Super Bowls to NBA championships to every Final Four since 1995. Graney also covered the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008) and London (2012). A graduate of San Diego State University, he is a five-time Nevada Sportswriter of the Year and past winner of Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 for columns. He and wife Bonnie have two children, a son (Tristan) and daughter (Bridget).
Gus Bradley inherits a defense in one of the worst slumps in franchise history. He’s looking for playmakers and better results.
The Knights again tempted fate with a slow start against Montreal, this time paying for it with a 3-2 defeat in a NHL semifinal series.
Josh Jacobs, who rushed for 1,065 yards last year, spent the entirety of OTAs away from the Raiders while preparing physically for the 2021 season.
Led by Fleury’s terrific opening period, the Golden Knights grabbed a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven NHL semifinal series against Montreal.
Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, the Golden Knights’ $61.6 million free agent signing, has been the team’s best player during the NHL playoffs after a subpar regular season.
Once the puck drops Monday, all which happened before means nothing in regard to which team ultimately advances to a Stanley Cup final.
Talked about all season, the depth of the Golden Knights struck again in a 6-3 series-clinching win at T-Mobile Arena.
The Golden Knights’ top-line forward and captain scored in overtime to clinch a 3-2 overtime playoff victory at Colorado.
The Golden Knights are making life difficult on Colorado, and the Avalanche aren’t responding in kind. They’re getting beat up and down the ice time and again.
It has become a best-of-three now, this West Division final series that the Knights tied at two games apiece with a victory Sunday before 18,081 at T-Mobile Arena.
Chandler Stephenson is the other top-line forward in this Golden Knights-Avalanche series who can fly.
The Knights on Friday night sought and earned a rebirth against Colorado in a best-of-seven Western Division final, beating the Avalanche 3-2.
Game 1 was a mirage. The Colorado Avalanche are the NHL’s best team, but in no manner is the margin between them and the Golden Knights to the degree we witnessed Sunday.
If you listen to those fans and media of teams opposing the Golden Knights in these Stanley Cup playoffs, you wonder: When did the Hanson Brothers arrive in Las Vegas?