Golden Knights center William Karlsson and right wing Reilly Smith are two of the best forwards in the NHL at creating scoring opportunities shorthanded.
Ben Gotz
Assistant Sports Editor
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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.
NHL Network analyst Mike Rupp has the Golden Knights facing the Tampa Bay Lightning in his Stanley Cup Final prediction, with the Lightning winning.
The defenseman is week to week with a lower-body injury, which means either Nicolas Hague or Jimmy Schuldt will be in the lineup Friday when the Knights play at San Jose.
Review-Journal hockey reporter Ben Gotz predicts the order of finish for each division for the 2019-20 NHL season, along with his postseason predictions.
The 20-year-old center one-timed a pass from left wing Max Pacioretty past San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones 2:12 into the second period in the Knights’ 4-1 victory.
The Golden Knights did not designate an official captain for the third straight season, and Mark Stone, Deryk Engelland and Reilly Smith were alternates Wednesday.
The left wing said moving his family to Las Vegas and adjusting to a new team for the first time in 10 years probably affected his play last season.
Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlsson and Reilly Smith form the team’s designated first line and are pushed by Max Pacioretty, Paul Stastny and Mark Stone.
The Golden Knights’ three first-round picks in 2017 — Cody Glass, Nick Suzuki and Erik Brannstrom — will begin the season in the NHL. But only Glass will do so for the Knights.
The Golden Knights hosted first responders, Mandalay Bay employees and others affected by the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting at a closed practice Tuesday.
The Review-Journal asked Golden Knights players for their opinions on one another’s style and cooking abilities, and the answers did not disappoint.
San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane was suspended three games by the NHL on Tuesday for the physical abuse of an official. Kane’s actions came Sunday in a preseason game against the Golden Knights.
The Golden Knights’ Max Pacioretty joined the Golden Edge podcast on Saturday and discussed his trade, his relationship with Mark Stone and his McDonald’s’ burger.
Defenseman Jake Bischoff and forward Keegan Kolesar were reassigned to the American Hockey League, the Golden Knights announced Monday.
Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant said the front office and coaching staff “have a pretty good idea of what we’re going to do” with the team’s roster.