Marner leads the NHL this postseason with 18 factors (seven objectives, 11 assists) in 12 video games, together with 5 factors (one objective, 4 assists) prior to now three. Dorofeyev leads the playoffs with 9 objectives in 12 video games; he has 5 throughout a three-game objective streak.
“I feel guys took it upon themselves final sequence, like Mitch and ‘Pav,'” Kolesar mentioned. “They pulled their socks up and helped contribute within the offensive division together with his absence.”
Heart William Karlsson additionally returned from a lower-body damage at first of the second spherical and has helped fill the void by way of management and two-way play.
Karlsson has been with the Golden Knights since they joined the NHL as an enlargement staff in 2017-18. He ranks third in objectives (31) and is tied with defenseman Shea Theodore for third in factors (74) within the playoffs in Vegas historical past.
“He is only a presence,” Tortorella mentioned. “He is gained right here. He is so properly revered within the room. I like the way in which he handles himself. He does not say so much, however he carries himself the correct method. Once we misplaced ‘Stoney,’ I assumed it was an enormous plus for us that we have been getting (Karlsson) again within the lineup to fill a few of that, as a result of I feel Stoney brings that additionally.”