Golden Knights fans should see some familiar faces during the NHL play-in games Friday.
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Among the Knights’ highlights was the play of the third line, as Nick Cousins (goal, two assists), Alex Tuch (goal, assist) and Nicolas Roy (two assists) had multipoint games.
Every day the team walks from the JW Marriott Edmonton ICE District hotel to Ford Hall, the main entrance to Rogers Place, and gets tested for COVID-19.
The Golden Knights are starting to get adjusted to their home away from home in Edmonton, Alberta, for maybe the next two months.
The Knights leave for their Edmonton bubble Sunday after 10 full-team, on-ice workouts.
The two Knights players have seen a lot more of each other since the NHL paused its season in March.
Coach Pete DeBoer said every time Nicolas Roy was on the ice before the NHL’s shutdown, good things seemed to happen. Now the rookie is ready for a larger postseason role.
Golden Knights forward Alex Tuch was hurt three times, landed on injured reserve twice and missed time in four of the season’s six months. He appeared in 42 of 71 games.
Coach Pete DeBoer put the Golden Knights through a 30-minute scrimmage to start practice that simulated aspects of a real game. Team Grey defeated Team White 4-1.
The battle to make the expanded roster is supplying most of the training camp drama. The Knights brought 10 additional players to camp, and eight will make the roster.