Golden Knights forward Reilly Smith has struggled to regain his timing after missing 15 games with an upper-body injury. He has played in three games since his return.
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.
Marc-Andre Fleury and his counterpart, Jonathan Quick, continued their high level of play. But only one goalie can come out on top in the playoffs, and that was Fleury as the Knights won 2-1 in the second overtime on Erik Haula’s goal with 4:37 left.
Golden Knights’ forward William Carrier was back in the lineup for Game 2 Friday against the Los Angeles Kings while Drew Doughty serves a one-game suspension for his hit on Carrier in Game 1.
Golden Knights forward Alex Tuch lost the blade from his left skate after a collision along the boards late in the first period of Wednesday’s 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings and had to crawl across the ice to get back to the team’s bench.
Golden Knights defenseman Colin Miller had one of his best defensive games of the year Wednesday in helping the Knights to a 1-0 series lead in their Stanley Cup playoffs opening-round series against Los Angeles.
The Golden Knights’ fourth-line forward Will Carrier had a team-high 10 hits but left the game after taking an elbow to the head from Los Angeles’ Drew Doughty midway through the third period of Wednesday’s 1-0 win in Game 1 at T-Mobile Arena.
Commissioner Gary Bettman said the Knights are increasingly popular throughout the hockey world and the NHL would look at options to include the team hosting the All-Star Game, NHL Draft and participating in an outdoor game in the near future.
When George McPhee was constructing his roster in June, the Golden Knights general manager was thinking of being competitive in the team’s inaugural season. The playoffs? It wasn’t a priority.
The Golden Knights forwards are expected to be in the lineup Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs at T-Mobile Arena.
From increased intensity to different rules, playoff hockey is not the same game seen during the regular season.
If you’re a Golden Knights fan and some of your heroes look, shall we say, different, don’t be alarmed. They’re just following tradition. The Stanley Cup playoffs are here, and for many players that means not shaving.
The veteran forward who has scored 25 goals in 80 postseason games is excited to lead the expansion Golden Knights into the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The former owners of the NBA Sacramento Kings are minority owners in the NHL expansion team and played a role in bringing major league professional sports to Las Vegas.
A good forecheck can go a long way toward preventing the Golden Knights from using their speed to dominate against the Los Angeles Kings in the upcoming Stanley Cup playoffs which begin Wednesday.
With Reilly Smith and Will Carrier already back and David Perron and Luca Sbisa close to returning, Gerard Gallant will have to figure out who plays and who sits when the Stanley Cup playoffs begin Wednesday against Los Angeles.