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The Golden Knights are slipping a bit. After last night’s loss at Utah, they have now lost 10 of their last 15 games, posting a 5-5-5 record.
What has made the last 15 games so intriguing is that there has not been a single problem troubling the team. Puck management, goaltending and finishing are the three that came up most often, but a deeper look reveals there are plenty of areas to lay blame on.
Here are some disturbing facts about VGK over the past month.
- VGK have not scored more than 4 goals in any of the last 12 matches after doing so 4 times in the first 10 matches
- Jack Eichel has been on the ice for 19 of the last 37 goals conceded by VGK
- VGK’s shooting percentage since October 30 is 7.61%, 7th worst in the league
- Pavel Dorofeyev hasn’t scored a single strong goal in November
- Only three players (Saad, Korczak, Lauzon) have received a + rating over VGK’s last 12 games
- VGK have drawn 50 penalties in the last 13 games, taking 39, but have scored just 1 goal more than their opponents on special teams
- The fourth line has not contributed a single goal in the last 15 games
- Noah Hanifin is -6 and is 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 season-long pace of 60 points
- VGK has had a goaltender post a save percentage better than .900 in 3 of the last 13 games
- Tomas Hertl has 9 points in his last 12 games, but he has been on the ice for 11 goals for and 11 goals against at all powers.
- VGK have not won a game in which a defenseman failed to score since November 4 (10 games)
- Keegan Kolesar is -6 and has been on the ice for 8 goals in his last 120 minutes at 5-on-5.
- Jack Eichel is second in the league with 44 assists in 22 games
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