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And this week’s Vegas Golden Knights Player of the Weekly is …

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Player of the Weekly William Karlsson
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Player of the Weekly: William Karlsson

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Karlsson had quite a week, scoring twice against the Ducks on Saturday—including contributing the game-winner in overtime—and tallying two assists Monday against the Avalanche. His 14 points after those contests ranked second on the team for the season.

This week’s vote:

1. William Karlsson

2. Marc-André Fleury/Alex Pietrangelo (tie)

4. Alex Tuch

5. Shea Theodore

As voted by Las Vegas Weekly’s panel, based on games played February 22 to 28.

Season standings

1. Marc-André Fleury (17 points)

2. Max Pacioretty (15 points)

3. Mark Stone (14 points)

4. Jonathan Marchessault (13 points)

5. William Karlsson/Alex Tuch (tie, 11 points)

5 points for 1st place in a week, 4 for 2nd, 3 for 3rd, 2 for 4th, 1 for 5th.

Upcoming Games

March 5 at San Jose Sharks, 7:30 p.m.

March 7 at San Jose Sharks, 7:30 p.m.

March 8 at Minnesota Wild, 5 p.m.

March 10 at Minnesota Wild, 4 p.m., NBC Sports Network

Games air on AT&T SportsNet & 98.9-FM/1340-AM unless otherwise noted.

Stanley Cup Odds:

6-to-1 at Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook

Prospect Watch: Pavel Dorofeyev

The 20-year-old Russian winger made his North American debut February 27 with the Silver Knights and instantly impressed. He had an assist and scored a highlight-reel breakaway goal to help Henderson improve to 8-1 on the season, tied for tops in the AHL.

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