Forwards William Carrier, Brett Howden and Nicolas Roy will make their season debuts when the Golden Knights host the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday.
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.
Defenseman Shea Theodore will be counted on to pick up the slack offensively while the Golden Knights are without their two leading scorers, Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone.
The Golden Knights recalled forwards Peyton Krebs and Jake Leschyshyn from the American Hockey League on Tuesday.
The Sabres reportedly are asking for forward Peyton Krebs in any potential trade for Jack Eichel, and that’s a deal breaker for the Golden Knights.
Golden Knights captain Mark Stone left in the second period of Thursday’s road loss to the Los Angeles Kings with an apparent lower-body injury.
Golden Knights forwards Jake Leschyshyn and Jonas Rondbjerg made their NHL debuts Thursday night against the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center.
Chandler Stephenson’s go-ahead goal in the season-opening win was an example of the Golden Knights’ commitment to squeezing teams in the neutral zone.
Chandler Stephenson scored with 11:27 remaining, and the Golden Knights handed the Seattle Kraken a loss on Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena in the expansion team’s debut.
With popular right wing Ryan Reaves now playing for the New York Rangers, the Golden Knights’ fourth line will have new faces and the same hard-hitting, heavy style.
Four years ago, the Golden Knights were the NHL newbies. Now it’s expansion Seattle in that position, hoping to take the league by storm in a similar fashion.
The Golden Knights didn’t sign goalie Robin Lehner to a contract extension and trade Marc-Andre Fleury, the face of the franchise, so that Lehner could alternate starts.
Aside from the team’s goaltending, no area of the Golden Knights’ game this season will be more closely scrutinized than the power play.
From the moment he was drafted in 2017, Marc-Andre Fleury was the smiling face of the Golden Knights. But the beloved goalie is now making windmill glove saves in Chicago.
The Golden Knights ended the preseason with their second straight loss, falling to the Sharks on Saturday at SAP Center in San Jose, California, to finish 3-4.
The Golden Knights’ offseason trade of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was the cruelest reminder yet to a young fan base that professional sports is a business.