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Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar: Strikes in win
Keegan Kolesar scored a goal on three shots and had two hits in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Canadiens.Kolesar was in the right position to take advantage of a rebound after Montreal goalie Sam Montembeault was unable to close his glove around the puck. It was the sixth goal through 21 appearances for Kolesar, who is scoring at a 23-percent clip and is poised establish a new career high (eight goals). The second-line winger has nine points, 26 shots, 70 hits and 14 PIM.
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Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar: Tallies in loss
Keegan Kolesar scored a goal, levied three hits and blocked two shots in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Capitals.Kolesar was on a new-look second line with Tomas Hertl and Nicolas Roy for this contest. The Vegas Golden Knights have had to tinker with their forward group amid Mark Stone's (lower body) ongoing absence. Kolesar snapped a five-game point drought with the tally and now has five goals, four assists, 19 shots on net, 55 hits, 14 PIM and a plus-4 rating over 18 appearances this season. He probably isn't suited for a top-six role in the long run, but he'll always add physicality regardless of his spot in the lineup.
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Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar: Hands out helper in overtime win
Keegan Kolesar notched an assist, two hits and five PIM in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over Utah.Kolesar dropped the mitts with Utah heavyweight Jack McBain in the first period. In the second, Kolesar had the secondary helper on Noah Hanifin's buzzer-beater, which tied the game at 2-2. With four points and two fights over his last three games, Kolesar is making an impact in a variety of ways. The 27-year-old winger has four goals, four assists, 11 shots on net, 29 hits, eight blocked shots, 12 PIM and a plus-4 rating through 12 outings overall. His offense could easily falter as long as he remains in a fourth-line role, but he's currently on pace to shatter his career-best campaign of 24 points in 77 games in 2021-22.
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Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar: Three-point effort Monday
Keegan Kolesar scored two goals and added an assist in Monday's 5-0 win over the Flames.Kolesar had his best individual performance of the season by a wide margin, as this was his first multi-point effort of the campaign. He seems to be trending in the right direction following a slow start, and he's up to four goals across his last five outings.
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Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar: Pots go-ahead goal
Keegan Kolesar scored a goal, added two PIM, logged two hits and went plus-2 in Friday's 6-4 win over the Senators.Kolesar had the middle goal as Vegas scored three times in a span of 1:25 late in the third period to snag the win. Kolesar has two goals in his last three games and got his first game-winner of 2024-25. The winger has four points, six shots on net, 21 hits, seven blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over eight appearances, though he likely won't get anything more than bottom-six minutes.
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Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar: Bends twine in overtime loss
Keegan Kolesar scored a goal and added four hits in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Panthers.Kolesar's goal was his first of the year, and he's up to three points through six games. The 27-year-old has done well to play his role on the fourth line, picking up 18 hits and five blocked shots. While he figures to be a regular presence in the Vegas Golden Knights' lineup, his fantasy value is likely to be limited to deeper formats.
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Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar: Dishes pair of helpers
Keegan Kolesar provided two assists, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Ducks.Kolesar had a hand in tallies by Brett Howden and Pavel Dorofeyev as the Vegas Golden Knights got some depth scoring in this game. These helpers were Kolesar's first two points of the year to go with five hits, two blocked shots, two shots on goal and a plus-3 rating over three appearances. The 27-year-old winger has been a regular on Vegas' fourth line for a few years now and looks set to spend much of 2024-25 in that role as well, offering mostly hits and PIM with just occasional scoring contributions.
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Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar: Manages assist Sunday
Keegan Kolesar notched an assist, four hits and two blocked shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Avalanche.Kolesar has two goals and two assists over six games in April. That's already more offense than he's had in every month but January this season. The 27-year-old has 18 points, 71 shots on net, 269 hits, 49 PIM and a minus-8 rating through 77 contests overall, a level of production nearly identical to last season.
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Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar: Goals in consecutive games
Keegan Kolesar scored a goal and added three hits in Friday's 7-2 win over the Wild.Kolesar has scored in each of the last two games. He continues to play on the fourth line, but it's unclear if he'll maintain his place in the lineup once Mark Stone (spleen) is ready to play. Kolesar has matched his career high with eight goals, and he's at 17 points, 71 shots on net, 267 hits, 49 PIM and a minus-8 rating through 76 contests this season.
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Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar: Lone Vegas tally in loss
Keegan Kolesar notched a shorthanded goal and complied six hits in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Oilers.Kolesar got Vegas on the board with a shorthanded tally midway through the third period, beating Stuart Skinner on a breakaway to cut the deficit to 4-1. It's Kolesar's first goal since March 21 -- he'd logged just one assist in eight games prior to Wednesday's contest. The 27-year-old winger has seven goals and 16 points through 75 games this year while racking up 264 hits in a fourth-line role.