Less than one minute into the second period of the Golden Knights’ preseason opener on Sept. 16, William Karlsson parked himself a few feet outside the trapezoid behind Arizona’s net and prepared to stop the puck as it rimmed around the boards.
A moment before the puck arrived on Karlsson’s backhand, the Knights’ center peeked over his left shoulder and spotted linemate Jonathan Marchessault streaking from the corner toward the front of the net.
With his back to the play, Karlsson sent a no-look pass to Marchessault, who slipped in his second goal of the game.
“I’m living the dream playing with them,” Karlsson said.