Members of the Knights and local hockey authorities decried the five-minute major penalty and game misconduct given to Cody Eakin in Game 7 of the team’s first-round playoff series against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.
Ben Gotz
Golden Knights backup reporter
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Ben Gotz came to the Review-Journal in May 2016 after graduating from the University of Minnesota. He covers the Lights FC, high school sports and anything else sports-related that comes into town. He also hosts segments in the video studio on soccer and high school sports. Before coming to Las Vegas, he wrote about college hockey, college football and high school sports during stops at the Star Tribune, Pioneer Press and Minnesota Daily back home in Minnesota.
The controversial call on Golden Knights center Cody Eakin in Game 7 on Tuesday will live on in Las Vegas infamy. Here’s four other calls that left fan bases angry and confused.
Sharks center Barclay Goodrow was benched for large portions of Game 7 against the Golden Knights, but he scored the game-winning goal in overtime to send his team to the second round.
The Knights coach said his team has been “real good” all season at turning the page after a loss.
The Knights had allowed only seven short-handed goals in their two-year history prior to Sunday and none in the postseason.
The Knights outshot the Sharks 59-29, outhit them 80-39 and won 56 percent of their faceoffs but still lost 2-1 in double overtime in Game 6 Sunday.
The Golden Knights won playoff series last year in Los Angeles, San Jose and Winnipeg. They would like to add Las Vegas to that list when they host the Sharks on Sunday in Game 6.
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Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz answers burning reader questions about Golden Knights prospect Nikita Gusev, center Erik Haula and the team’s practices.
The NHL Players Association is happy puck and player tracking technology will take hockey to new frontiers. It also doesn’t want the game to be reduced to just numbers.
The 10th annual Fat Boy 5k/1-mile fun run will take place Saturday, Feb. 16 at Wayne Bunker Park.
Ben Gotz and Adam Hill answer all the burning questions about the Golden Knights including if Pierre-Edouard Bellemare bit P.K. Subban’s hand.
The Golden Knights’ centers say it takes a combination of technique, preparation and repetition to be good on the draw.
The NHL tweaked its bye week format this season, giving 10 teams Jan. 20-24 off in addition to the three-day All-Star break. The other 21 teams are off Jan. 27-31 to give each club a week off in the middle of the season.
The Golden Knights game against the Nashville Predators turned into a hockey version of the viral video “Charlie bit my finger” Wednesday.