The Sabres, who have the second-longest playoff drought in the NHL at seven seasons, had the most points in the NHL last week after winning 10 straight games.
Ben Gotz
Golden Knights backup reporter
Email: bgotz@reviewjournal.com
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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.
Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz answers questions on the differences between last year’s Golden Knights season and this year’s, whether the team will pursue forward William Nylander and more.
Two of the Knights’ next three opponents have fired head coaches this season.
The Knights have won three consecutive games for the second time this season and have captured four victories in the last five games as they start to play a more familiar style.
The Penguins, who have the longest active playoff streak in the NHL, have struggled out of the gate this season.
Michigan State played as poorly as it has all season to start the Las Vegas Invitational championship game.
Wayne Gretzky said Monday on the Canadian radio station Sportsnet 650 that he sees a lot of similarities between himself and Elias Pettersson.
The Patriots are headed towards the Desert Region championship game against Bishop Gorman.
Golden Knights defenseman Nick Holden said he wasn’t trying to score when he threw the puck off the back boards in the offensive zone about seven minutes into the second period of a 5-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
Injuries to Erik Haula and Paul Stastny forced coach Gerard Gallant to elevate Cody Eakin and scattered question marks across the rest of the lineup. Gallant said Wednesday that Haula is “month to month” and Stastny is “not close.”
Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant often preaches his philosophy of not thinking about the past or future beyond the next period or the next game. It was a lesson forward Alex Tuch learned long before he played for Gallant.
Knights’ forward Alex Tuch joins Review-Journal reporters Ben Gotz and Adam Hill for the latest edition of the Golden Edge mailbag.
The defenseman said the team has gotten away from the fast game that helped it excel as an expansion club last season.
The scuffling Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks made coaching changes this past week in an attempt to spark players who don’t seem to be skating with much life.
The 27-year-old is competing in the Red Rock Pro Open at Red Rock Country Club this week in one of the final events of her season.