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Golden Knights win again as fourth line delivers against Lightning
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 The Golden Knights have been insistent on starting their fourth line lately. They’ve done it in all 10 games since the All-Star break, and expect it in the next game, too. In most games it hasn’t been that much of a factor ...
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Golden Knights pay price for Alec Martinez’s experience, future
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 The first thing that comes to mind about Alec Martinez has to do with his history. He scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal in double overtime in 2014 and ...
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Golden Knights withstand late Capitals onslaught to win playoff-type battle
Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 It was the kind of win that good teams get. The Golden Knights took a three-goal lead into the third period, but against the Capitals, something was coming. They swallowed one T.J. Oshie goal, then a second, then a furious onslaught ...
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Blog: Golden Knights beat Capitals for 3rd consecutive win
Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 It surely caused more than a few nervous breaths from the Golden Knights faithful at T-Mobile Arena on Monday but Vegas held on for the win. Going into the third period ...
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Golden Knights’ shutout of Islanders as good as they come
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 The Golden Knights held the Islanders to just four shots on goal in the second period, and in a stretch spanning the second and third periods, did not allow ...
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Blog: Golden Knights dominant defensively in tight win over Islanders
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 The Golden Knights came into the game knowing they needed to be better defensively than they have their past few games. They responded with one of the best ...
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Golden Knights' power-play prowess fuels overtime win against Blues
Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 The Golden Knights entered the night 3-for-26 under coach Peter DeBoer on the power play, a putrid 11.5% success rate that would rank ...
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'It’s crunch time': Golden Knights face gauntlet in five-game homestand
Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 The Golden Knights are reaching a defining point in the season. They’re good enough to be in contention in the Pacific Division, but not good enough to break ...
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Vegas Golden Podcast: Gearing up for a tough stretch at home
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 The Golden Knights are in for the toughest homestand of the season, taking on five teams above them in standings in what could define the season ...
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Golden Knights' new minor league team to play at Orleans Arena
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 The Golden Knights announced Wednesday that the new American Hockey League team set to come to town next season will play its home games at Orleans Arena ...
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Special teams letdown sends Golden Knights to shutout loss at Wild
Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020 Peter DeBoer said he wanted the Golden Knights to play more at 5-on-5. The Vegas coach pointed to their last game and how they were the better team at even strength, and how it started slipping away when they started taking penalties ...
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Everything you need to know about a new pro hockey franchise in Henderson
Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020 It won’t be long before the Golden Knights aren’t the only professional hockey team in Southern Nevada. The Golden Knights announced last week that they had purchased an American Hockey League (AHL) franchise with the intent of moving it to the Las Vegas area. And there is already significant interest — a season-ticket drive for the minor league franchise has more than ...
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Third-period collapse costs Golden Knights standings point they can’t afford to lose
Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 The Golden Knights had a two-goal lead in the third period on two occasions, but surrendered four goals in the period to the Carolina Hurricanes in a 6-5 loss in a shootout ...
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Golden Knights finally return home after lengthy, noteworthy trip
Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 The Golden Knights return to T-Mobile Arena for their first game in four weeks at 7 p.m. tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes, taking the home ice after the longest stretch away in ...
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Golden Knights emerge from break hot, survive late surge to beat Hurricanes
Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 The first major change Peter DeBoer has made to the Golden Knights lineup came Friday when he shifted Stastny to the top line between wingers Jonathan Marchessault and Smith. It’s a combination that Vegas had not used before, and it paid almost immediate dividends.
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5 things to watch for the rest of the Golden Knights season
Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 Clinging to a wild card position is not where the Golden Knights feel they should be. Coming into the year they were considered one of the favorites in the Pacific ...
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Theodore, Holden turning into Golden Knights best defensive pair
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 A change to the Golden Knights player rotation last month has produced immediate results. ...
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Brother of Golden Knights' Tuch following in his footsteps — with one exception
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 Alex Tuch was trying to gain entry into Boston University’s Agannis Arena for practice last week but had trouble finding an unlocked door. ....
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Can the Golden Knights' new coach take them where they want to go?
Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020 The fan reaction to the Golden Knights’ coaching change was a combination of shock and disgust. Not only did the team fire a beloved coach in Gerard Gallant, it replaced him with former public enemy No. 1 in Peter DeBoer. If you asked a casual ...
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Golden Knights fall short in final game before break
Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 There are positives and negatives about going 5-for-5 on the penalty kill in a game, as the Golden Knights did Tuesday. The good is obvious ...
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Golden Knights continue to surge after slow starts, even in loss to Canadiens
Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 The first period hasn’t been good for Vegas since the calendar flipped to 2020. The Golden Knights fell behind 3-0 again ...
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So far, DeBoer making only slight tweaks to spark a Golden Knights surge
Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 Friday’s practice at Bell Centre was the first in DeBoer’s Vegas coaching tenure, as he spent nearly an hour on the ice as the players learned how he runs a practice. The players say ...
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Peter DeBoer, Mark Stone and a wild 48 hours in Canada’s capital
Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 It was Peter DeBoer’s first game as coach. He was hired Wednesday in a stunning move, supplanting the first and only coach in Vegas history. DeBoer was in Florida ...
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Golden Knights fire Gallant, hire DeBoer in search of spark after underperforming
Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020 The Golden Knights made a stunning move Wednesday morning, relieving coach Gerard Gallant and assistant coach Mike Kelly of their duties and …
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Golden Knights start lengthy road trip with loss in Buffalo
Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 The Golden Knights didn’t want to start their road trip like this. They played a better game than they had in their last three at home, but the result was the same. Vegas’ struggles ...
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Golden Knights hoping season-long road trip gets them back on track
Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 Gerard Gallant was pretty clear about how he feels regarding the Golden Knights' just-ended homestand that spanned a season-long seven games ...
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Golden Knights waste another opportunity at home; won't be back until Feb. 8
Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 The seven straight games at T-Mobile Arena was supposed to be a godsend for a Vegas team looking to create separation in a tight race for the Pacific Division ...
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Early deficits becoming a problem for Golden Knights
Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020 The Golden Knights allowed five shots on goal in the last two periods and lost Thursday’s game. If you tuned in after the first intermission and didn’t peek at the scoreboard, you would come away thinking ...
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Golden Knights make statement in overtime win over Blues
Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 Vegas had lost all 14 games this season when falling behind by two goals, and had never in its three-year history returned from a three-goal hole ...
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Jon Merrill’s wild ride caps Golden Knights’ victory over the Flyers
Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020 Jon Merrill. He’s been a defenseman his entire career and he thinks the last time he played forward was back in his junior hockey days a decade and a half ago. But a last-minute ...
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Top 10 most memorable Golden Knights moments from 2019
Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 Another year of Golden Knights hockey has come and gone, and 2020 begins this morning at practice and tomorrow with their first game of the calendar year. But 2019 was an eventful one for Vegas, so we decided to look back at ...
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Smith, Marchessault continue to score as Golden Knights down Ducks
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019 There has never been a season in Reilly Smith’s nine-year career where he has scored at the rate that he has this season. Only once in Jonathan Marchessault’s career has ...
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'Huge homestand': 7 straight games at T-Mobile Arena crucial for Knights
Monday, Dec. 30, 2019 If there was ever time to do it — to go on a run, to create separation in the division standings, to evolve into the team everyone thought the Golden Knights would be — this is it. The Golden Knights are one game into a seven-game homestand, the best chance to date for ...
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Playoff intensity: Golden Knights down Coyotes, move into first place
Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019 It wasn’t a playoff game Saturday night. Not yet anyway. The way the Golden Knights and Arizona Coyotes are trending ...
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Shea Theodore sparks Golden Knights offense from blue line
Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019 Shea Theodore’s eyes widened when asked what’s been working for him lately. The Golden Knights defenseman had just scored against the Minnesota Wild, his sixth point in three games, all Vegas wins.
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Two-goal deficits continue to curse Golden Knights in loss to Canucks
Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019 The Golden Knights will be pleased to have fought back and earned a point that moves them into a tie for the Pacific Division lead. But that other point, the one they would have earned had they won, felt oh so close. The Golden Knights fell to the Vancouver Canucks ...
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Stephenson proving his value as Golden Knights beat Wild
Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019 Stephenson scored his third goal as a Golden Knight in Tuesday’s 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild at T-Mobile Arena, which was also his fifth point in eight games to surpass his total in Washington. He’s gelled with Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty to help Vegas win three in a row and eight of its last 11 games ...
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Golden Knights take big step in Pacific Division by winning at home again
Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019 The Golden Knights were nearly unbeatable at home in the initial two years of the their existence. They went 53-22-7 in two seasons ...
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Max Pacioretty’s hot streak continues in Golden Knights’ OT win in Dallas
Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 Max Pacioretty has scored in three straight games, and with a goal and an assist Friday, he has a team-best 30 points in 35 games ...
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‘Awful’ second period the difference in Golden Knights’ loss to Blues
Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 The Golden Knights had a disastrous second period on Thursday, and it cost them a chance at a quality road win against an elite opponent. Instead, they fell to ...
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Chandler Stephenson key for Golden Knights as center depth is tested
Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 The Golden Knights acquired Chandler Stephenson last week in a trade to provide depth to their bottom six. He debuted as a fourth-line center and played some third-line wing, which appeared to be the extent of his role going forward.
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Vegas Golden Podcast: Golden Knights have been maddeningly inconsistent
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019 More than 30 games into the season should be enough time to draw certain conclusions about hockey teams. It might not be when it comes the Vegas Golden Knights. ...
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Fleury terrific in emotional return to Golden Knights
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 The emotions started with the announcement of the starting goalie. There’s always a big cheer for the Golden Knights’ future Hall of Famer, but tonight the thunderous applause went to a different stratosphere ...
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Golden Knights’ faith in Subban rewarded with Fleury out
Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019 Malcolm Subban knew he was going to start last Monday in Dallas. The Golden Knights lost that game, but no sweat: Marc-Andre Fleury was going to play Wednesday and the regular rotation would continue.
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Welcome home: Golden Knights getting used to lining up against former Vegas teammates
Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019 Chicago Blackhawks forward Ryan Carpenter sat on the bench and got lost in the sights and sounds of T-Mobile Arena before a November 13 game against the Vegas Golden Knights. That is, until goalie Marc-André Fleury popped up on the opposing bench and started chirping at him.
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Examining Sami Vatanen as a trade target for the Golden Knights
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019 The Golden Knights already swung a trade this week, but there’s nothing to keep them from using the rest of the road trip to scout for another potential trade target. Tuesday night at Prudential Center, the Golden Knights took on Taylor Hall, the 2017 MVP who is in a contract year with the ...
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Marchessault back to his old (hat) tricks as Golden Knights defeat Devils
Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 Marchessault clearly had been waiting for a night like Tuesday. He recorded a natural hat trick in the third period, the second three-goal outing as a Golden Knight and third of his career, to help Vegas beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 at Prudential Center ...
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Golden Knights acquire Chandler Stephenson from Capitals, adding forward depth
Monday, Dec. 2, 2019 The Golden Knights made an intriguing depth move Monday night, acquiring forward Chandler Stephenson from the Washington Capitals in exchange for a 2021 fifth-round draft pick ...
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Golden Knights put together complete effort against Rangers, win third straight
Monday, Dec. 2, 2019 It was a complete performance, the type of 60-minute game the team has preached that it needs. The Golden Knights have won three in a row for the first time this season, and it finally seems like they’re getting the results they felt they’ve deserved ...
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Some things the Golden Knights should address to change season
Friday, Nov. 29, 2019 The Golden Knights have more losses than wins with almost a third of the season already gone. Let’s go holiday shopping — it’s Black Friday, after all — with the ...