The Capitals didn’t let William Karlsson’s line dominate in Game 2 after Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith had two goals and two assists in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
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.
The Washington Capitals stayed at their hotel and didn’t venture out other to practice and play in the Stanley Cup Final.
The Golden Knights called up 14 players, including some of their prospects, to work out separate from the team just in case a rash of injuries forced them to activate a player or players for the playoffs.
George Salami, conversion manager who oversees the ice at T-Mobile Arena, said the NHL was happy with the integrity of the playing surface for the Stanley Cup Final.
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety failed to take any action against Washington’s Tom Wilson who had a blind-side hit on Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault in the third period of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final Monday.
One of every two TV sets in use in Las Vegas were tuned to the Golden Knights’ 6-4 win over the Washington Capitals on Monday in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Tomas Nosek scored twice and Ryan Reaves added another during the third period to help defeat the Washington Capitals 6-4 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Commissioner Gary Bettman said the Golden Knights’ success story is genuine and one everyone can and should embrace.
Rick Braunstein, the team’s director travel services, and Katy Boettinger, the director of hockey operations, handled ticket, flight and hotel requests from the players and coaches in advance of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final
Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom has an injured right hand but he is still a force on the ice and will be closely watched by the Golden Knights in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
Maxime Lagace has been the Golden Knights’ backup goaltender since Game 3 of the Western Conference Final while Malcolm Subban rehabs his undisclosed injury suffered during practice in the conference final.
Both teams boast scoring, solid defensemen and hot goaltending along with smart coaches.
A 3-0 shutout at home in December and a 4-3 road win in February gave the Golden Knights a sweep of the season series with the Washington Capitals.
The Golden Knights made it appear simple in building a team that has reached the Stanley Cup Final. But the Knights’ success was the result of meticulous planning and working within the parameters of a set of rules designed to give them a chance to be competitive.
Injured forward Will Carrier skated with the Golden Knights on Saturday for the first time since suffering an undisclosed injury in Game 5 of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against San Jose.