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The Golden Knights are on a bit of a skid. After the loss in Utah last night, they’ve now lost 10 of the last 15 games while amassing a record of 5-5-5.
What has made the last 15 games so tricky is that there isn’t exactly one problem plaguing the team. Puck management, goaltending, and finishing are the three that have come to the forefront most often, but digging deeper, there are plenty of areas to place the blame.
Here are some troubling facts about VGK over the past month.
- VGK have not scored more than 4 goals in any of the last 12 games after doing it 4 times in the first 10 games
- Jack Eichel has been on the ice for 19 of the last 37 goals VGK have allowed
- VGK have a shooting percentage of 7.61% since October 30th, the 7th worst in the league
- Pavel Dorofeyev has not scored an even-strength goal in November
- Just three players (Saad, Korczak, Lauzon) have a + rating over VGK’s last 12 games
- VGK have drawn 50 penalties while taking 39 in the last 13 games, but have scored just 1 more goal than their opponents on special teams
- The 4th line has not contributed a single goal in the last 15 games
- Noah Hanifin is a -6 and has been on the ice for 10 goals against at 5-on-5 since returning from injury
- Mitch Marner has scored 11 points in the last 15 games, a 60-point season-long pace
- A VGK goaltender has recorded a save percentage of better than .900 in 3 of the last 13 games
- Tomas Hertl has 9 points in the last 12 games, but has been on the ice for 11 goals for and 11 goals against at all strengths
- VGK have not won a game in which a defenseman failed to score since November 4th (10 games)
- Keegan Kolesar is a -6 and has been on the ice for 8 goals against in his last 120 minutes at 5-on-5.
- Jack Eichel is tied for 2nd in the league with 44 giveaways in 22 games
