The Golden Knights, who beat Ottawa on Sunday, have found different sources of motivation as they navigate another 82-game season before the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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The Golden Knights won a Stanley Cup championship and the Nevada Legislature passed SB1, opening the door for the relocation of the Oakland A’s.
Winnipeg fans may not like it, but the Knights are one of several teams who have taken advantage of a loophole to add a star player for the playoffs.
The Golden Knights’ top six defensemen are healthy again and playing like one of the NHL’s best blue lines since the All-Star break, much to the delight of goalie Adin Hill.
Golden Knights coach Pete DeBoer knows how much better his team will be when key injured players return to the ice. Until then, the Knights will try to stay competitive.
Cody Glass on Saturday was sent to Nashville, becoming the last of the Golden Knights’ three first-round picks from its inaugural draft in 2017 to be traded.
It’s not as if a 1-0 overtime loss to open a best-of-seven series is the first time we have seen the Golden Knights struggle to score in the playoffs.
Marc-Andre Fleury and the Golden Knights depart soon for a playoff hub in Edmonton as the NHL handles coronavirus hurdles better than other sports.
The homestand many believe could determine where the Golden Knights find themselves come playoff time produced another win Monday, Vegas holding off the Capitals 3-2.
Few in the Golden Knights room would have had similar thoughts as Reaves when it was announced that DeBoer would be replacing the fired Gerard Gallant this week.
Hall will be calling Arizona and the Pacific Division home for at least the remainder of this season, the veteran star and impending free agent traded to the Coyotes from New Jersey on Monday.
Marc-Andre Fleury posted his 58th career shutout and even mixed it up a bit in a 6-0 thrashing of Calgary, helping the Knights end a five-game losing streak.
The Golden Knights want you to believe the 20-game suspensions on Nate Schmidt last season and Valentin Zykov on Thursday are indisputably different. They’re not.