The question of why the Golden Knights have become so efficient on the penalty kill in recent weeks was posed to Golden Knights forward William Karlsson and coach Gerard Gallant on Monday.
And both gave the same Jeff Spicoli-in-“Fast Times at Ridgemont High” answer.
“I don’t know,” they said.
The Knights (31-11-4, 66 points) lead the Pacific Division and Western Conference, and the team’s improving penalty kill over the past month has been a primary factor.
Dating to Dec. 23, the Knights have successfully killed 29 of 31 power plays entering Tuesday’s 7 p.m. game against the Columbus Blue Jackets (26-18-3, 55 points) at T-Mobile Arena.