The Golden Knights look to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the Western Conference quarterfinals when they meet the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena.
David Schoen
Reporter: Sports Betting
Email: dschoen@reviewjournal.com
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David Schoen covers sports betting for the Review-Journal. He has previously covered the Vegas Golden Knights for the RJ. Prior to arriving at the RJ in 2008, the Southern California native was a reporter and editor at the Oakland (Calif.) Tribune and Wisconsin State Journal. A University of Wisconsin graduate, he enjoys golf, Arsenal Football Club, and Ed Hochuli's lengthy penalty explanations.
The Golden Knights scored a power-play goal in each of the first three games of the Western Conference quarterfinals en route to a 2-1 series lead over San Jose.
Mark Stone notched his first career hat trick and Paul Stastny scored two goals to lead the Golden Knights past the San Jose Sharks 6-3 in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series Sunday night at T-Mobile Arena.
The Golden Knights will look to take the lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinals when they host San Jose in Game 3 on Sunday at T-Mobile Arena.
Mark Stone’s passion has been on display in the best-of-seven series against the San Jose Sharks, which is tied 1-1 and continues Sunday at T-Mobile Arena.
Goals by Mark Stone and William Karlsson lifted the Golden Knights to a 5-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night and even their Western Conference quarterfinal series at one game apiece.
Russian forward Nikita Gusev was granted a release from his Kontinental Hockey League contract Friday and intends to sign an entry-level contract with the Knights, his representative, J.P. Barry, confirmed.
The Golden Knights will try to even their Western Conference quarterfinal series with the San Jose Sharks when the rivals meet in Game 2 on Friday.
The Golden Knights find themselves behind after one game of the Western Conference quarterfinals in part because they fell for the mind games played by San Jose.
Russian forward Nikita Gusev caused an uproar early Thursday when word leaked out of Europe that he is seeking an early release from his Kontinental Hockey League contract in order to sign with the Golden Knights.
The Knights were unable to match the intensity of a San Jose squad intent on making a statement and lost 5-2 in a hostile SAPCenter to open the Western Conference quarterfinals.
Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant was forced to make some difficult lineup decisions for Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinal against the San Jose Sharks.
The 37-year-old Deryk Engelland, a longtime Las Vegas resident and fan favorite, will be an unrestricted free agent in the summer and said he has no plans to stop playing.
The Golden Knights begin defense of their Western Conference championship Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. when they meet the San Jose Sharks in a best-of-seven quarterfinal series.
The Golden Knights aren’t concerned about the health of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury entering their Western Conference quarterfinal series against San Jose.