Golden Knights experiment with different lines

Stephen R. Sylvanie - Imagn ImagesLAS VEGAS – Given the circumstances of the 5-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, the Vegas Golden Knights tried to spark their offense with a bit of switch-up.

Aside from pulling goalie Adin Hill after giving up the fourth goal on 21 shots, Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy changed around his forward lines.

Cassidy swapped forward Nicolas Roy back to the fourth-line center alongside Cole Schwindt and Jonas Rondbjerg. Keegan Kolesar joined William Karlsson and Tanner Pearson on the third line, while Alexander Holtz moved onto the top line alongside Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev.

“[The Hurricanes] roll over four lines,” Cassidy said. “If I’d have a Nic in the middle,…