"We think we're better than that. But every team goes through stretches like that. Hopefully it's behind us now," said head coach Gerard Gallant, following his club's morning skate in preparation for tonight's game against the Vancouver Canucks.
William Karlsson had three goals on Sunday to bring his total to 39 on the season.
"Scoring goals is fun but it was getting the win and our team feeling like itself again which was the best part of Sunday for me," said Karlsson.
Game time is 7 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena.
With a win tonight…
-The Golden Knights would improve to 18-3-2 against teams in the Pacific Division
-Marc-Andre Fleury could win his 402nd career game tonight and pass Chris Osgood for the 12th most all-time amongst goaltenders
Power-Play Success
The Vegas Golden Knights power-play went 1-for-2 against Calgary and the team continues to operate at a high level on the man advantage. The team leads the league with a power-play percentage of 32.9 since January 21. Vegas has converted 24 of 73 attempts in that time.
William "Wild Bill" Karlsson
Forward William Karlsson scored his first goal of the season in overtime against St. Louis (Oct. 21). Since that time he has scored 39 goals, which is tied for the most in the NHL with Winnipeg's Patrick Laine. On the year, Karlsson's goals rank fourth in the league. The Marsta, Sweden native leads the NHL in +/- with a plus-39 rating and ranks tied for fifth with 70 takeaways. He recorded his second hat trick of the season against Calgary (March 18) and became the 11th player in the NHL's expansion era (since 1967-68) to record multiple hat tricks while playing for a team in its inaugural season - and just the eighth with a natural hat trick.
Going Streaking
-David Perron has recorded an assist in five consecutive games.
-Colin Millerhas recorded a point in three consecutive games.
2017-18 Season Series: 2-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road 1-0-0)
Nov. 16, 2017 - VGK 5, VAN 2
Feb. 23, 2018 - VGK 6, VAN 3
March 20, 2018 - Vegas
April 3, 2018 - @ Vancouver
