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Turning the tide? Golden Knights hope Tomas Hertl’s goal helps confidence

Las Vegas Review-Journal·Danny Webster·21 days ago
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — The goal could’ve gone in any imaginable way. The fact is, it went in. The Vegas Golden Knights will soon find out if Tomas Hertl’s goal in the waning moments of Game 4 Sunday against the Anaheim Ducks is what gets the center going. Hertl’s goal with 1:04 remaining in the Knights’ 4-3 loss was his first goal since March 4, ending a run of 29 games — including playoffs — without finding the back of the net. “You know with goal scorers, an empty-netter, 6-on-5, it doesn’t matter,” coach John Tortorella said. “If the puck goes in the net, hopefully it releases him a little bit.” Hertl is, in fact, a goal scorer. He has a shot, but the basic construct of his game is using his 6-foot-3, 220-pound frame to get to the front of the net. Even though the goal came with the Knights down two and with an extra attacker on the ice, he jammed the puck through Anaheim goalie Lukas Dostal to give the Knights a chance late.…

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