The Edmonton Oilers’ and Calgary Flames’ capacities both are capped at 50 percent because of COVID regulations. The games are expected to be made up.
Ben Gotz
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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.
The Golden Knights announced Thursday that left wing Max Pacioretty underwent successful wrist surgery and will be out indefinitely. He’s second on the team in goals.
The NHL and NHL Players’ Association changed their COVID-19 protocol Wednesday, which allowed the Golden Knights to get two players back at practice Thursday.
The Golden Knights have four team members in the NHL’s COVID protocol as of Wednesday, but they could get them back sooner than expected after Wednesday’s development.
The NHL said it pushed its restart date back to analyze COVID testing results and assess teams’ readiness to play. Teams are allowed to return to their facilities Sunday.
The Golden Knights have more than 140 man-games lost in 32 games, more than the 121 they had last season in 56 games. Sixteen skaters and one goalie have missed time.
NHL All-Star Weekend, which features a skills competition and three-on-three tournament, will take place despite the decision to pull out of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Golden Knights coach Pete DeBoer provided an update on injured defenseman Alec Martinez before Tuesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Numerous Golden Knights probably would have played in the Olympics. Coach Pete DeBoer was on Canada’s staff, and defenseman Alex Pietrangelo already was selected to its roster.
The Golden Knights’ Tuesday game is still on but their Thursday matchup is postponed after the NHL and NHLPA agreed to start their holiday break early.
One of the Golden Knights’ original members will suit up for a new team Monday after being traded in November.
One of Pete DeBoer’s close friends in the coaching business, Paul Maurice, resigned as coach of the Winnipeg Jets on Friday.
One of the many events that will take place during NHL All-Star Weekend this February now has tickets on sale.
Some of the Golden Knights top players were quiet Thursday, but it didn’t matter as the team won for the sixth time in seven games.
Max Pacioretty, Chandler Stephenson and Mark Stone are playing some of their best hockey as Golden Knights. Considering how good they’ve been before, that’s saying a lot.