Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt scored late in the second period when his shot hit the post, went across the goal line, caught the camera stanchion flush and then shot back out.
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 Ryan Reaves made his first playoff appearance after being a healthy scratch the first nine games of the postseason.
Golden Knights forward Will Carrier is dealing with an injury again. And coach Gerard Gallant might have to juggle his lineup for Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals at the San Jose Sharks.
The rambunctious Boston Bruins forward has tried to get under opponents’ skin by either planting a kiss on the cheek or licking their face.
The Golden Knights pressured San Jose into mistakes and it helped the Knights win Game 5, 5-3, and take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series.
Defenseman Luca Sbisa played his first game of the playoffs Friday and first since injuring his right hand Feb. 27.
The San Jose Sharks are doing a good job of trying to disrupt Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury by getting traffic to the net and not allowing him to see the puck.
Coach Gerard Gallant wasn’t saying Thursday whether he might juggle the Golden Knights’ lineup for Game 5 Friday against the San Jose Sharks.
San Jose dominated in Game 4 Wednesday, particularly at even strength, to shut out the Golden Knights 4-0 and even the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series 2-2.
Golden Knights-San Jose Sharks Game 2 did a 14.1 rating in Las Vegas and Game 3 an 11.2 rating.
Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury said some dialogue between the league and its goalies might result in more clarity on exactly what is goaltender interference.
Forward Tomas Tatar returned to the ice for the Golden Knights for game 3 Monday against San Jose after sitting out the last four games as a healthy scratch.
The NHL has not announced a time for a potential Game 7.
Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 39 saves, including a game-saver on Logan Couture early in overtime as the Knights won 4-3 and took a 2-1 series lead over the San Jose Sharks.
Forward Tomas Tatar, a healthy scratch for the last four playoff games, was back in the Golden Knights’ lineup Monday for Game 3 against San Jose, replacing Ryan Carpenter.