Golden Knights center William Karlsson’s highlight-reel goal Saturday wasn’t the first time he went between his legs to deke a goaltender. He had used the same move as a teenager in Sweden.
Steve Carp
Former Golden Knights reporter
A five-time Nevada Sportswriter of the Year, Steve Carp wrote for the Review-Journal from October 1999 to 2018. He was the beat writer for the Vegas Golden Knights and National Hockey League. He also covered UNLV basketball, USA basketball, the NBA Summer League, boxing, golf and tennis. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y. and a 1980 graduate of San Jose State with a degree in Journalism, he is member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame.
Before the start of the final regular-season home game at T-Mobile Arena against the San Jose Sharks, the Golden Knights unveiled a black and gold banner that honored the 58 victims of the Oct. 1 Strip shooting.
Fans started lining up at 3 a.m at the team’s City National Arena practice facility to purchase a special edition commemorative poster and special edition pregame puck.
Golden Knights right wing David Perron wasn’t in the lineup Friday night against St. Louis at T-Mobile Arena after sitting out Wednesday’s 3-2 home loss to Arizona.
Rookie right wing Alex Tuch has scored in consecutive games and is making his presence felt in front of the opponent’s net.
The NHL on Wednesday began having all goaltender interference challenges reviewed by hockey operations staff in Toronto instead of letting the referees decide whether or not interference took place.
The Golden Knights can make a case for being the first NHL expansion team to make the playoffs in their inaugural season despite previous expansion teams qualifying for the postseason.
Golden Knights defenseman Brad Hunt is one of 31 finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy which goes to the player who best exemplifies dedication, perseverance and sportsmanship.
Fewer than 1,000 seats per Golden Knights home playoff game will be made available to the general public and will be sold online only through the team’s website.
Bill Foley’s NHL expansion team clinched a playoff berth in its first season Monday with a 4-1 win over Colorado and has 48 wins and 103 points with six games remaining.
The Golden Knights’ Deryk Engelland was on the ice Monday morning as was Oscar Lindberg, who practiced for the first time since being injured Feb. 26.
The Golden Knights’ rookie right wing Alex Tuch has 13 goals and 31 points as the team closes in on the NHL playoffs.
Golden Knights general manager George McPhee supports a proposed change that would leave any coach’s challenges to the NHL’s hockey operations staff in Toronto.
Golden Knights defenseman Brad Hunt has built a friendship with Chase Buell, a 10-year-old from Oklahoma City who is afflicted with Down syndrome.
The Golden Knights’ defenseman Colin Miller scored in the second period to get the team going in its 4-0 win over Calgary on Sunday at T-Mobile Arena.