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.
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 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.
Logan Couture scored on a power play 5:13 into the second overtime to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 victory over the Golden Knights in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinals Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
According to the NHL Department of Player Safety, San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane has been suspended for one game after a cross-check in Game 1 against Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.
Seven players scored goals and Marc-Andre Fleury posted his third shutout in five playoff games as the Golden Knights dismantled the San Jose Sharks 7-0 Thursday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals.
The Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks had more than a week to prepare for the Western Conference semifinals after each team swept its first-round series. Too bad neither team needed that much time.
Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant was named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as the NHL coach of the year, the league announced Wednesday.
Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury enters the second-round series against San Jose as the early leader for the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
Jonathan Marchessault garnered plenty of attention from Los Angeles in the opening round of the playoffs. It should be much of the same when the Golden Knights face San Jose in the Western Conference semifinals.