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Daily Nuggets: Knights Win; Bettman Bombshell, Fight Night in San Jose

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The Vegas Golden Knights snapped their losing streak but did so without center William Karlsson after an unfortunate update to their injury report. Elsewhere in the Daily Nuggets, Alex Ovechkin needs just 20 goals to pass Wayne Gretzky’s record. The NHL is preparing for Gary Bettman’s eventual retirement, and everyone was “chuckin’ knucks” in San Jose. 



Golden Knights News

The four-game losing streak is over. Yesterday, the Golden Knights jumped out to an early lead and held on to beat the St. Louis Blues.

The Golden Knights are out of the losing column, and fans everywhere can breathe a sigh of relief. However, the Edmonton Oilers also won last night and are still right on their heels in the race for the Pacific Division title.

There’s been an unfortunate development regarding William Karlsson. He’s out week-to-week with a lower-body injury

Here’s your daily reminder about the shoe drive! The Golden Knights teamed up with Zappos.com, and fans can donate new or gently used shoes at the team’s practice facility.

NHL Trade Talk, News, & National Hockey Now

Prime’s NHL Coast to Coast: The New York Rangers were close to trading for JT Miller a few days ago, but Frank Seravalli refutes that they’re the frontrunners

The Athletic ($): There’s no timeline for his departure, but Gary Bettman did bring up his eventual retirement for the first time, per Michael Russo and Chris Johnston.

HockeyFights.com: Remember Tuesday’s 12-goal game between the San Jose Sharks and the Nashville Predators? There were only 11 goals in last night’s game, but there were also three consecutive fights

New Jersey Hockey Now: It sounds like goaltender Jacob Markstrom’s injury is not long-term, but he’ll miss “weeks.”

Boston Hockey Now: Speaking of netminders, Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman joins their ever-growing list of injuries.

Ottawa Hockey Now: The Senators were shut out for the fifth time in 11 games and are out of a playoff spot.