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SPORTS Tuesday 15 November 2022
Healthy, united Golden Knights off to fast start

By MARK ANDERSON ing up the system. “We built
AP Sports Writer it from 101, which is pedes-
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cap- trian and usually for young-
tain Mark Stone stood in er (players), but that’s the
front of his locker Saturday way we thought we would
night and acknowledged teach it best. You stick with
the Vegas Golden Knights it, and it’s worked out.
probably didn’t deserve to “We’re starting to see some
win that evening. cracks in the last road trip.
A reporter posed a silver- We’re giving up too many
lining question about the chances, too many goals,
Knights’ third-period surge but there are different rea-
as something to build upon. sons for that. That’s not al-
Stone shrugged. ways the system.”
“It would’ve been nice to “You can’t be perfect for
win the game,” he said. 82 (games),” Stone said.
That’s the expectation “We’re in a little bit of a
these days in Vegas, that lull, but we’re finding ways
the final result is all that to win games, so maybe it
matters. The St. Louis Blues kind of bit us a bit.”
did something only two The goaltender situation
other teams had accom- was expected to be a con-
plished this season beat cern after the Knights shut
the Knights. Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Adin Hill (33) misses the puck, which stayed out of the goal down Robin Lehner in the
Just a season after miss- during the third period of the team’s NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues, Saturday, Nov. offseason because of hip
12, 2022, in Las Vegas.
ing the playoffs for the first Associated Press surgery, and backup Lau-
time in their short history, rent Brossoit missed the be-
the Knights are among it’s a long time between Cassidy already has shown of offense, and he’s stayed ginning of this season for
the NHL’s hottest clubs. St. now and April when the the ability to change plans with them since. Vegas lost the same reason. Brossoit
Louis’ 3-2 victory snapped playoffs begin. But, for now on his own. that game 3-2, but then now plays for the Knights’
Vegas’ nine-game winning at least, the Knights have a He broke up the “Misfit reeled off that nine-game American Hockey League
streak, a stretch the Knights number of factors working Line” of wings Reilly Smith winning streak. affiliate, the Henderson Sil-
hope sent a message they in their favor. and Jonathan Marches- Cassidy made another no- ver Knights, after clearing
have little interest in missing One is health. sault and center William table change in the offsea- waivers last week.
the postseason again. Vegas lost more than 500 Karlsson, players remaining son by switching to a zone Thompson has made a
The Knights (13-3) have 26 man-games to injury last from Vegas’ first season in defense. Opponents have startling climb to the NHL
points, best in the Western season, and the Knights 2017-18. That club dubbed largely been forced to because he took the un-
Conference and second struggled to find chemis- itself the “Golden Misfits” shoot from the sides, eas- usual route of coming from
overall to the Boston Bruins try when the next man up because they were thrown ing the burden on goalies Canadian college hockey
(28 points). Vegas first-year wasn’t as good as the play- together on an expansion Logan Thompson and Adin rather than the junior cir-
coach Bruce Cassidy spent er being replaced. team. Hill because they generally cuit. He took over in net
the previous six seasons in Injuries haven’t forced Cas- In this season’s sixth game don’t have to make many at the end of last season
Boston, taking the Bruins to sidy to juggle his lineup thus against the Colorado Ava- high-risk saves. and showed promise in go-
the 2019 Stanley Cup Final. far, though it doesn’t take lanche, Cassidy put that “You could see the hockey ing 10-5-3 with a .914 save
Now he’s trying to do the much in the NHL for that group back on the ice in IQ in training camp,” Cas- percentage, allowing 2.68
same for the Knights, and trend to quickly change. the third period in search sidy said of his players pick- goals a game. q

Christian Pulisic to wear No. 10 for U.S.

at World Cup

By The Associated Press Twenty-two of the 26 play- and ‘94, Brad Friedel in
Forward and winger Chris- ers were in Qatar ahead 1998 and 2002 and Tim
tian Pulisic will wear No. 10 of Monday’s training, with Howard in 2006, ‘10 and
for the United States at the Sergiño Dest, Weston McK- 14.
World Cup and goalkeep- ennie, Tim Weah and Haji The other jersey numbers:
er Matt Turner will wear No. Wright due later in the day Walker Zimmerman No.
1. following scheduled Sun- 3, Tyler Adams No. 4, An-
The U.S. team announced day league matches with tonee Robinson No. 5,
jersey numbers Monday, their European clubs. Yunus Musah No. 6, Gio
a week before the Ameri- Previous No. 10s included Reyna No. 7, McKennie U.S. forward Christian Pulisic, right, hands the ball to Haji
cans play Wales at Al Peter Vermes (1990), Roy No. 8, Jesús Ferreira No. 9, Wright (19) prior to a penalty kick during the second half
Rayyan, Qatar, in their first Wegerle (1994), Tab Ra- Brenden Aaronson No. 11, of the team’ international friendly soccer match against
World Cup match since mos (1998), Claudio Reyna Ethan Horvath No. 12, Tim Morocco on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Cincinnati.
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2014. DeAndre Yedlin, the (2002 and 2006), Landon Ream No. 13, Luca de la
only holdover from the Donovan (2010) and Mix Torre No. 14, Aaron Long No. 19, Cameron Carter- Johnson No. 25 and Joe
roster eight years ago, will Diskerud (2014). No. 15, Jordan Morris No Vickers No. 20, Weah No. Scally No. 26.
wear No. 22 instead of No. Turner follows Tony Meola, 16, Cristian Roldan No. 17, 21, Kellyn Acosta No. 23, No. 21 was worn by Dono-
2. who wore No. 1 in 1990 Shaq Moore No. 18, Wright Josh Sargent No. 24, Sean van in 2002 and 2006.q