Center Cody Eakin was one of the Golden Knights’ most consistent performers during the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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.
Less than 1,000 tickets were placed on sale at noon Monday for the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs and most were gone within a couple of hours, leaving on a handful of seats still available by late afternoon.
Ryan Reaves, Tomas Tatar, Oscar Lindberg, Brad Hunt and Luca Sbisa are likely to sit at start of second-round series vs. Sharks.
Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury’s Golden Knights jersey ranked as the fourth-highest seller this season, according to the NHL. Fleury was the only Knights player in the top 10.
William Karlsson has a date at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas on June 20 after all. The Golden Knights center was named a finalist Friday for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy.
Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant will use the extra days off to prepare for the San Jose Sharks in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs doing the same things he has done all season.
Tickets for the second-round series of the Stanley Cup playoffs between the Golden Knights and the San Jose Sharks go on sale at noon Monday through the team’s website.
Marc-Andre Fleury missed the cut for the Vezina Trophy, which goes to the NHL’s top goaltender during the regular season. William Karlsson received votes but is not a finalist for the Selke Trophy, which goes to the top defensive forward.
The team’s veterans made sure panic didn’t set in early in Game 4 when the Los Angeles Kings dominated only to ultimately get swept by the Knights.
Golden Knights defenseman Luca Sbisa is back skating with the team but not ready to return to the lineup following an injury to his right hand on Feb. 27.
The Golden Knights’ three victories have each come by a margin of one goal. And depth has proved the razor-thin difference each time.
Golden Knights’ Erik Haula avoided disciplinary action from the NHL for the incident involving he and Anze Kopitar during Game 3 Sunday against the Los Angeles Kings.
David Perron returned to the Golden Knights’ lineup for the first time since March 26 replacing a struggling Tomas Tatar.
Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore has played well and is showing signs of being a money player in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt played a team-high 37 minutes, 19 seconds in Vegas’ 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night at T-Mobile Arena.