Golden Knights report: Shea Theodore a late scratch in win

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Golden Knights vs. Devils

Knights triumph 5-3

RJ’s 3 stars

3. Devils halfway Jack Hughes — The erstwhile No. 1 prime scored connected rebound successful the archetypal period, had a extremity disallowed precocious and finished with 11 changeable attempts (four connected net) portion driving overmuch of New Jersey’s offense.

2. Knights defenseman Dylan Coghlan — A precocious summation to the lineup, helium had a power-play extremity to necktie the crippled successful the archetypal play and added an assist. The lone blemish was a brace of penalties, the 2nd of which led to a Devils goal.

1. Knights halfway William Karlsson — He sent a perfectly placed changeable into the precocious country for a 3-1 third-period lead, and added an assistance connected Jonathan Marchessault’s empty-net goal. It was his archetypal multipoint crippled of the season.

Key play

William Carrier’s second-period goal.

The Knights were connected their heels for astir of the 2nd play and outshot 15-7 by the clip it ended. But they were capable to participate the 3rd play with the pb due to the fact that of a bully displacement by the 4th enactment aboriginal on.

Carrier showed fantabulous eye-hand coordination, redirecting Keegan Kolesar’s walk retired of the aerial with the shaft of his instrumentality for his 4th goal. The Knights improved to 13-0 erstwhile starring aft 2 periods.

Key stat

39 — The fig of goals scored successful the 3rd play by the Knights aft they pumped successful 3 much against the Devils. That is tied with Colorado for the league lead.

In a blistery zone

Defenseman Shea Theodore was a precocious scratch aft taking warmups for reasons that were not related to COVID-19 and replaced by Coghlan. But the Knights look to beryllium trying to dodge coronavirus raindrops connected this roadworthy trip.

“Nobody successful COVID protocol, sound connected wood,” manager Pete DeBoer said. “But it’s ever successful the backmost of your mind, particularly with what’s going connected astir the league.”

Minutes earlier warmups, the Devils announced defenseman P.K. Subban was being held retired of Thursday’s crippled arsenic a precaution. Forward Jesper Boqvist entered COVID-19 protocol aft helium missed the greeting skate awaiting trial results.

New Jersey skipper Nico Hischier and defensemen Ryan Graves and Christian Jaros already were successful protocol, and manager Lindy Ruff indicated respective players were nether the upwind during Tuesday’s 6-1 nonaccomplishment to Philadelphia.

In addition, 4 Boston players and a unit subordinate were added to the protocol Thursday, 2 days aft the Knights played successful Boston.

Knights’ adjacent 10

At N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m. Friday

At N.Y. Islanders, 11 a.m. Sunday

Vs. Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Tuesday

Vs. Los Angeles, 7 p.m. Thursday

Vs. Colorado, 7 p.m. Dec. 27

At Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 28

Vs. Anaheim, noon Dec. 31

Vs. Winnipeg, 1 p.m. Jan. 2

Vs. Nashville, 7 p.m. Jan. 4

Vs. N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Jan. 6