Oft-injured forward Tomas Jurco played his first game in 14 months Friday and scored the first goal in the Silver Knights’ 3-1 AHL victory at Bakersfield.
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David Schoen covers the Vegas Golden Knights/NHL and the World Series of Poker for the Review-Journal. Prior to arriving at the R-J in 2008, the Southern California native was a reporter and editor at the Oakland (Calif.) Tribune and Wisconsin State Journal. A University of Wisconsin graduate, he enjoys golf, Arsenal Football Club, and Ed Hochuli's lengthy penalty explanations.
Golden Knights coach Pete DeBoer returns to San Jose for the first time since he was fired by the Sharks on Dec. 11, 2019, when the teams renew their feud Saturday.
The Anaheim Ducks’ Max Comtois scored with 7:42 remaining, and the Golden Knights had their three-game winning streak snapped Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena.
Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner was scratched from Thursday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks and is day to day with an upper-body injury, the team announced.
Defenseman Shea Theodore will not play Thursday when the Golden Knights host the Anaheim Ducks and is day to day, coach Pete DeBoer said.
The NHL announced that Thursday’s Golden Knights-Anaheim Ducks game would be played as scheduled after Knights forward Tomas Nosek entered the league’s COVID protocol.
The win was quickly overshadowed when the Golden Knights canceled their postgame media availability in accordance with COVID protocols. Wednesday’s practice also was canceled.
Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo was scratched for the third straight game after he participated in Tuesday’s optional morning skate. He had been in the NHL’s COVID protocols.
Chandler Stephenson and Cody Glass have stepped up to fill the Golden Knights’ hole at center created by the offseason trade of Paul Stastny.
Golden Knights goalie Robin Lehner didn’t have his best stuff for the third straight start and was victimized for a pair of goals in the first period Sunday.
Reilly Smith and Zach Whitecloud also had first-period goals for the Knights, who swept the two-game series and improved to 3-0 wearing their gold jerseys.
Max Pacioretty is one of several Golden Knights players picking the Kansas City Chiefs to win Super Bowl LV on Sunday over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Golden Knights played their first game since Jan. 26 after their season was paused last week and three games were postponed in accordance with NHL COVID protocols.
Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo didn’t play Friday, but coach Pete DeBoer was behind the bench when the Golden Knights hosted the Los Angeles Kings at T-Mobile Arena.
The Golden Knights might be without their top defensive pairing when their season resumes Friday against the Los Angeles Kings at T-Mobile Arena.