It hasn’t always been pretty, but by keeping it simple the Golden Knights’ top line of William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith has been more effective in recent weeks.
David Schoen
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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 have been entrenched in third place in the Pacific Division for the past two months, making it safe for players to talk about the playoffs without jinxing their chances.
Sunday’s setback at Calgary continued a disturbing trend since the All-Star break after the Golden Knights allowed late goals in the first and second periods.
Calgary’s Mikael Backlund scored twice, as the Golden Knights had their six-game win streak halted with a 6-3 loss to the Flames on Sunday at Scotiabank Saddledome.
The Golden Knights are off Monday following back-to-back games against Vancouver and Calgary and do not play again until Friday at Dallas.
The Golden Knights look for their seventh consecutive victory Sunday when they take on the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome.
The Golden Knights scored five times in the first period to set a franchise record for most goals in a period and rolled to a 6-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday at Rogers Arena.
Russian scoring sensation Nikita Gusev helped his team advance in the Kontinental Hockey League playoffs, delaying the possibility he could sign with the Golden Knights.
The Golden Knights begin a back-to-back in western Canada on Saturday when they play the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena.
The Golden Knights have scored the first goal in four consecutive games and finally are making those leads hold up after struggling to do so earlier this season.
Deryk Engelland scored his second goal of the season and first since Dec. 6 with 9:30 remaining to break a tie and lift the Golden Knights to a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday night.
The Golden Knights will try for their fifth straight win when they host the Calgary Flames on Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena.
Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant is generally pleased with the results after he made changes to the Golden Knights defense 2½ weeks ago.
Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury is the NHL’s First Star of the Week, the league announced Monday.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped all 19 shots he saw to record his second consecutive shutout as the Golden Knights defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-0 on Sunday at T-Mobile Arena.