The NHL regular season is in the middle of a four-day hiatus and as the Golden Knights see it, that’s a good thing.
The league tweaked its bye week format this season, giving 10 teams Jan. 20-24 off in addition to the three-day All-Star break. The other 21 teams are off Jan. 27-31 after the All-Star break to give each club a full week off in the middle of the season.
“You’ve never had anything like this,” defenseman Nate Schmidt said. “This is a big one. It’s good to have that time away and mentally reset. You look at football, how much those guys love their bye week, and they get almost a week off, a week and a half off.