The series between the Golden Knights and Winnipeg Jets is the most-watched Western Conference Final not involving Chicago in NBC Sports Group history, the network announced Tuesday.
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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 hope to apply the lessons they learned in Game 2 when the Western Conference Final continues Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena.
Nate Schmidt emerged as the Knights’ No. 1 defenseman and will be matched against the opposition’s top line when the Western Conference Final begins Saturday.
Defenseman Colin Miller has become a reliable penalty killer for the Golden Knights, who face the Winnipeg Jets in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final on Saturday.
Golden Knights forward William Carrier suffered an undisclosed injury during Game 5 in the second round against San Jose and is doubtful for Game 1 of the Western Conference Final on Saturday.
Nashville hosts Winnipeg on Thursday in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal, with the Golden Knights awaiting the winner in the next round.
George McPhee’s postseason albatross has been lifted with the Golden Knights in the Western Conference final. But the general manager is not satisfied.
The Golden Knights advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 3-0 victory Sunday over the San Jose Sharks. They’ll meet either Winnipeg or Nashville for a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals.
The Golden Knights enter Game 6 with a 3-2 lead over San Jose in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals and hope to show a killer instinct Sunday with the chance to close out the series.
Alex Tuch scored two goals and James Neal, Erik Haula and Jonathan Marchessault netted one each as the Golden Knights beat the San Jose Sharks 5-3 in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinals Friday night at T-Mobile Arena.
According to the NHL, when a best-of-seven series in the Stanley Cup playoffs is tied at 2, the winner of Game 5 has gone on to win the series 78.9 percent of the time (202-54).
San Jose goaltender Martin Jones shut out the Golden Knights as the Sharks tied the Western Conference semifinals at two games apiece with a 4-0 victory Wednesday night.
The Golden Knights No. 1 line led by William Karlsson has terrorized San Jose in the first three games of the Western Conference semifinals, combining for 19 points.
William Karlsson scored at 8:17 of overtime to lift the Golden Knights to a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinals.
Heading on the road with the series knotted 1-1 is far from a worst-case scenario to Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore.