Right wing Alex Tuch scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 2:28 remaining, and the Golden Knights defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Friday at PNC Arena.
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Ben Gotz was named assistant sports editor in November 2023. He previously covered the Vegas Golden Knights. Ben came to the Review-Journal in May 2016 after graduating from the University of Minnesota. 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.
Ex-Golden Knights forward Erik Haula played against his former team Friday after experiencing a whirlwind seven months following his trade.
New Golden Knights coach Peter DeBoer spent plenty of time at a whiteboard during Thursday’s practice in Raleigh, North Carolina, the team’s first after its bye week.
Golden Knights coach Peter DeBoer said injured forwards William Karlsson and Cody Glass are “progressing,” but neither practiced Thursday as the team reconvened after its bye.
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The Columbus Blue Jackets hold the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference at the NHL All-Star break in part because of rookie goaltender Elvis Merzlikins.
Seven coaches have lost their jobs, and there are more than two months left in the regular season. The league record of 11 coaching changes in a season is in play.
Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet will coach the Pacific Division All-Stars instead of former Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant.
New Golden Knights coach Peter DeBoer said of the Golden Knights’ job: “When you’re lining up the jobs in the league, this is right near the top of the list.”
A timeline of Gerard Gallant’s coaching career in the NHL. Gallant was fired by the Golden Knights on Wednesday.
Peter DeBoer was out of work since being fired by San Jose on Dec. 11, but Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon thinks DeBoer can turn around the team.
The Golden Knights didn’t match the Columbus Blue Jackets intensity Saturday, and as a result they finished their season-long, seven-game homestand with a loss.
The Pittsburgh Penguins arguably have had the worst injury luck in the NHL, but they’re still in line to extend their playoff streak to 14 years.
Golden Knights right wing Keegan Kolesar made his NHL debut Saturday against the team that drafted him, the Columbus Blue Jackets.