The Golden Knights and Sharks play twice in the next nine days starting Thursday at San Jose.
And the Knights, who own an eight-point lead over San Jose with nine games left, hope to put some distance between themselves and their nearest chaser in the Pacific Division.
”The position we’ve been in in the standings, we’ve had to play those style of games and try and keep those opponents behind us,” Knights defenseman Shea Theodore said Wednesday at City National Arena. “The final stretch of the year, that’s when it comes down to it and points get more crucial for any team trying to make their playoff push.