The Capitals’ enforcer blindsided Jonathan Marchessault in the third period of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, but his statement may have hurt his team more than helped it.
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.
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Allisson Faramilio scored twice and the Lights lost 2-1 to a Premier Development League squad on Wednesday in Downey, Calif.
The Lights used the same starting 11 for the first time this season in games against FC Tucson and Real Monarchs SLC last week.
The team added forward Daniel Guzman Jr., midfielder Eric Avila and defender Roberto Inigo while getting rid of forward Anuar Kanan, midfielder Adolfo Guzman and defender Jorge Guillen-Torres on Monday.
Lights leader Jose Luis Sanchez Sola promised his team would make the playoffs this week despite a 0-2-3 stretch in the United Soccer League regular season.
Defender Miguel Garduno, who comes from a family of candy makers, is one of the main reasons the Lights have allowed multiple goals in only two games this season.
The Lights dropped their first road game of the season Friday night and fell to 0-2-3 in their last five matches.