Golden Knights Skating Through Exhibition Game Season, Prepping For Season-Opener In A Week; San Jose 2 Vegas 0 Tuesday
Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell
It was Game 5 of the seven-game preseason sked for the Vegas Golden Knights Tuesday evening and the VGK vs Sharks exhibition has the vibe of a glorified scrimmage.
Vegas goalies Adin Hill and Logan Thompson were getting in their work today. But many of the Golden Knights players in the lineup Tuesday will be skating with the organization’s Triple A team in Henderson.
And the preseason game intermission videos of VGK players taking the Stanley Cup trophy back to their hometowns are getting a bit stale by now.
VGK coach Bruce Cassidy monitored players to see who could step into the Knights lineup if a Mark Stone or an Alex Pietrangelo goes down with an injury during the regular season.
The Golden Knights mustered a grand total of 14 shots on goal after two periods during this game and there were lots of open seats in T-Mobile Arena by the time the third period rolled around.
After only four shots on goal in the third period, the Knights finished with 18 shots.
Cassidy said he was pleased with the play of goalies Hill and Thompson, and noted the Nic Roy-Will Carrier-Keegan Kolesar line worked hard at getting to the net.
There was not much else to write home about, he noted.
You get the sense even the VGK faithful are ready for the season to start and the Stanley Cup championship banner to be unveiled.
For the record, the final score was San Jose 2 VGK 0.
The Knights say attendance was 17,406.
The VGK play Colorado Thursday here at T-Mobile Arena.
