Golden Knights to play lone exhibition game against Coyotes

Golden Knights' Nicolas Hague (14) moves the puck around Arizona Coyotes' Derek Stepan (21) during the second period of an NHL hockey game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto

By Ben Gotz / Las Vegas Review-Journal

July 14, 2020 - 4:56 pm

The Knights will play their lone exhibition game before the postseason starts at 7 p.m. July 30 against the Arizona Coyotes, the NHL announced Tuesday.

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