The Golden Knights were 10-3 in the regular season when Max Pacioretty, Paul Stastny and Mark Stone were in the lineup. They formed chemistry quickly to arguably become the team’s most dangerous line.
Ben Gotz
Former Assistant Sports Editor
The Golden Knights couldn’t completely hide their bitterness during Thursday’s exit interviews after a controversial ending to their second season, but there was also hope.
The Golden Knights forward described center Cody Eakin’s five-minute major penalty and game misconduct for cross-checking Sharks captain Joe Pavelski “embarrasing” and “a (expletive) joke.”
Members of the Knights and local hockey authorities decried the five-minute major penalty and game misconduct given to Cody Eakin in Game 7 of the team’s first-round playoff series against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.
The controversial call on Golden Knights center Cody Eakin in Game 7 on Tuesday will live on in Las Vegas infamy. Here’s four other calls that left fan bases angry and confused.
Sharks center Barclay Goodrow was benched for large portions of Game 7 against the Golden Knights, but he scored the game-winning goal in overtime to send his team to the second round.
The Knights coach said his team has been “real good” all season at turning the page after a loss.
The Knights had allowed only seven short-handed goals in their two-year history prior to Sunday and none in the postseason.
The Knights outshot the Sharks 59-29, outhit them 80-39 and won 56 percent of their faceoffs but still lost 2-1 in double overtime in Game 6 Sunday.
The Golden Knights won playoff series last year in Los Angeles, San Jose and Winnipeg. They would like to add Las Vegas to that list when they host the Sharks on Sunday in Game 6.
The Golden Knights, who defeated the Sharks 3-0 in Game 6 last year to advance to the Western Conference Finals, lead 3-2 and have a chance to end the first-round series Sunday at T-Mobile Arena.
Golden Knights forward Mark Stone was named one of three finalists for the NHL’s Selke Trophy on Wednesday and defenseman Deryk Engelland was nominated by the team for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy.
The event is being held in Las Vegas for the 10th consecutive year.
A single emotion swirled through Golden Knights center Pierre-Edouard Bellemare’s head as the Frenchman saw the Notre Dame Cathedral engulfed in flames Monday: sadness.
Carrier delivered 11 hits Sunday in the Knights’ 6-3 victory, tying the team playoff record he set in Game 2 of the first-round series with the Los Angeles Kings last year, and Reaves added eight shots to various Sharks.