Stone out for Golden Knights in Game 1 of West Final

Marner leads the NHL this postseason with 18 factors (seven targets, 11 assists) in 12 video games, together with 5 factors (one objective, 4 assists) in the final three. Dorofeyev leads the playoffs with 9 targets in 12 video games; he has 5 throughout a three-game objective streak.

“I think guys took it upon themselves last series, like Mitch and ‘Pav,'” Kolesar mentioned. “They pulled their socks up and helped contribute in the offensive department with his absence.”

Center William Karlsson He additionally returned from a lower-body harm in the beginning of the second spherical and has helped fill the void in phrases of management and two-way play.

Karlsson has been with the Golden Knights since they joined the NHL as an growth workforce in 2017-18. He ranks third in targets (31) and is tied with defenseman Shea Theodore for third in factors (74) in the playoffs in Vegas historical past.

“He’s just a presence,” Tortorella mentioned. (*1*)