Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo rejoined the team Saturday after being away for nine games to be with his 4-year-old daughter, who had a serious illness.
Ben Gotz
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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 Golden Knights lost for the fifth time in six games at home, falling to the New York Islanders on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.
Golden Knights players and staff visited pediatric patients and donated gifts Friday at the Cure 4 The Kids Foundation. Here are photos from the event.
The Golden Knights have an NHL-best 14 wins and 29 points from their 17 road games, but they are 8-7 at T-Mobile Arena with a .533 points percentage that ranks 20th.
The Golden Knights continued to dominate on the road by defeating the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Thursday.
The U.S. and Canada will face off Thursday night at the Dollar Loan Center as part of a seven-game rivalry series between the women’s hockey rivals.
Golden Knights defenseman Daniil Miromanov, called up because the team needed more firepower on its short-handed blue line, scored his first NHL goal Tuesday in Winnipeg.
Mark Stone scored twice to reach 500 career points, Daniil Miromanov got his first NHL goal, and Chandler Stephenson tied his career high with four points for the Golden Knights.
Golden Knights goaltender Logan Thompson has dominated in shootouts. The reasons include his athleticism, personality and a rare trait for a goalie.
The Golden Knights, after a wave of injuries, called up three players before their two-game road trip to Winnipeg and Chicago.
The Golden Knights, down several key players, lost to the NHL’s best team, the Boston Bruins, to wrap up a three-game homestand at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday.
The Golden Knights will be without one of their best defensemen for Sunday’s home game against the Boston Bruins.
“Hockey’s an important part of what we do, but it’s not the only thing we do,” Knights President Kerry Bubolz said. “This is the entertainment capital of the world.”
The Golden Knights ended a three-game home losing streak Friday by beating the Philadelphia Flyers in overtime.
The Golden Knights asked Adidas hockey if it could make a jersey that could glow in the dark. Eight months later, the franchise had a sample in the mail.