Despite getting off to the type of start they desired, the Golden Knights lost to the Dallas Stars on Monday in a Stanley Cup playoff series that now is tied 2-2.
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If you believe the medical reports on Jack Eichel’s injury and are fine with his wishes for an artificial disk replacement surgery, it’s almost impossible not to pursue him.
For just the second time in their four seasons, the Golden Knights enter a best-of-seven playoff series as an underdog when they meet the Colorado Avalanche.
Forward Mark Stone, who is out with a lower-body injury, has been everything and more since the Golden Knights acquired him at last year’s trade deadline.
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