Author: Chris Okrainetz

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Gameday: Mark Stone faces Senators for first time as Golden Knights try to get back on track

By Chris Okrainetz | Oct 17th 2019 | 4 min read |

Although the Vegas Golden Knights got off to a hot start against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, an ugly second and third period cost the Golden K...

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Gameday: Golden Knights start Pacific Division stretch against Coyotes

By Chris Okrainetz | Oct 10th 2019 | 4 min read |

After suffering their first loss of the season on Tuesday night, the Vegas Golden Knights will look to rebound tonight against the Arizona Coyotes. Al...

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George McPhee says the NHL apologized for Game 7 debacle

By Chris Okrainetz | Apr 25th 2019 | 3 min read |

While addressing the media on Thursday during locker room clean-out day, Vegas Golden Knights general manager George McPhee said the NHL reached out t...

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Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Deryk Engelland want to remain with Golden Knights

By Chris Okrainetz | Apr 25th 2019 | 2 min read |

All four of the Vegas Golden Knights’ soon-to-be unrestricted free agents made their feelings clear during locker room clean-out on Thursday. Unsurp...

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Gerard Gallant calls Peter DeBoer “a clown” in response to chirping comments

By Chris Okrainetz | Apr 23rd 2019 | 3 min read |

My goodness, Gerard Gallant did not mince his words when addressing the media before the Vegas Golden Knights’ Game 7 showdown against the San Jose ...

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Why Marc-Andre Fleury needs to be one of the Golden Knights’ best players in Game 7

By Chris Okrainetz | Apr 23rd 2019 | 4 min read |

With 141 career playoff games and five Stanley Cup Final appearances, not many players can match Marc-Andre Fleury’s playoff resume. The 34-year-old...

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Round 1, Game 7 Preview: It’s do or die for the Golden Knights as they take on the Sharks one last time

By Chris Okrainetz | Apr 23rd 2019 | 5 min read |

The best two words in sports: game seven. It’s the type of game players dream about as kids, but it is also the type of pressure-cooker game that ca...

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Attention shifts back to Kelly McCrimmon with Red Wings hiring Steve Yzerman

By Chris Okrainetz | Apr 21st 2019 | 2 min read |

Teams searching for a general manager scratched two big names off their potential candidates board on Friday, as the Detroit Red Wings announced Steve...

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Round 1, Game 4 Preview: Golden Knights look to push the Sharks to the brink of elimination

By Chris Okrainetz | Apr 16th 2019 | 4 min read |

The Vegas Golden Knights’ second line of Max Pacioretty, Paul Stastny and Mark Stone absolutely took over Game 3. The trio combined for 12 points, w...

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Round 1, Game 2 Preview: Golden Knights look to bounce back after abysmal Game 1 performance

By Chris Okrainetz | Apr 12th 2019 | 4 min read |

Well, Game 1 certainly was not the start the Vegas Golden Knights were looking for in this series. To put it bluntly, they were flat-out dominated. Th...