Forward Will Carrier made his Stanley Cup Final debut Thursday and David Perron returned to the ice after being a healthy scratch in Game 4.
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.
Golden Knights forward William Carrier said he’s able to play in the Stanley Cup Final and is ready if coach Gerard Gallant needs him for Game 5 Thursday against Washington.
The Washington Capitals have been blocking shots throughout the Stanley Cup Final and it has resulted in putting the Golden Knights on the brink of elimination heading into Game 5 on Thursday.
In Game 4 on Monday at Capital One Arena, the Capitals went 3 of 5 on the power play in their 6-2 victory over the Golden Knights that gave them a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
The Washington Capitals are averaging four goals in the Stanley Cup Final against Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and won Game 4, 6-2, to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Tomas Tatar will be in the Golden Knights’ lineup for Game 4 Monday as coach Gerard Gallant looks to jump-start his offense.
Golden Knights forward Tomas Nosek from the Czech Republic has been contributing of late to the team’s run to the Stanley Cup Final.
Golden Knights backup goaltender Malcolm Subban has not practiced with the team since suffering an undisclosed injury prior to Game 3 of the Western Conference Final in mid-May.
The team’s inability to sustain pressure in the Washington Capitals’ end has the Golden Knights trailing in the Stanley Cup Final, 2-1, after the Caps won Game 3 Saturday, 3-1.
The Golden Knights haven’t changed their regular routine while away from home even for the Stanley Cup Final.
Golden Knights rookie forward Alex Tuch said he’s putting the big save Braden Holtby made on him in Game 2 behind him and he’s ready for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final Saturday against the Washington Capitals.
Las Vegas native Gage Quinney signed a two-year entry-level deal with the Golden Knights, the team announced Friday.
Washington had a 7-1 edge in odd-man rushes during Game 2 and it helped the Capitals win 3-2 and even the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final at 1-1.
Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday was the most-watched Final game on NBC Sports Network in three years and the highest-rated NHL game on the cable channel for Las Vegas and Washington.
The Golden Knights’ Ryan Reaves and Brayden McNabb were not subject to any additional discipline by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Thursday after separate incidents in Game 2.