Put in tough spot, Glass gets passing grade

Playoff debut comes after extended layoff

Cody Glass’ NHL playoff debut came under less than ideal circumstances.

The young forward was thrust into the Golden Knights’ lineup for Game 6 of the West Division first-round playoff series because of injuries and turned in a solid performance in a 3-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.

“Tough situation,” coach Pete Deboer said. “Not an easy situation for a young guy to be stuck in, and I thought he did a real good job.”

Glass was reassigned to the Silver Knights on Thursday and skated in their Pacific Division playoff game against Bakersfield.

In Minnesota, Glass slotted into the lineup when forward Ryan Reaves was scratched and skated on the third line with Mattias Janmark and Nicolas Roy.

The Knights recalled their 2017 first-round pick from the American Hockey League after Tomas Nosek was injured during Game 2, and he hadn’t appeared in a game since May 16 with the Silver Knights.

In 12:59 of ice time in Game 6, Glass produced two shots on goal, two hits and drew a roughing penalty on Minnesota defenseman Matt Dumba. He was credited with two seconds of ice time on the ensuing power play late in the third period.

Glass also had one of the team’s best scoring chances during the third period but was turned away by goaltender Cam Talbot from in tight, and his 0.33 individual expected goals created led the team, according to Naturalstattrick.com.

“Stuck in Game 6 there on the road and really hadn’t played in quite a few days since his last game in Henderson, so it was a big ask for us,” Deboer said. “I thought he did a great job. He came in, almost scored a goal there in the third period. Played hard.”

Injury updates

Deboer said after Wednesday’s game he would have an update on the status of Reaves, and the winger was added to the NHL’S list of COVID protocol-related absences on Thursday. Peyton Krebs, sidelined with a fractured jaw, also was included, along with defenseman Brayden Mcnabb.

Also, forwards Max Pacioretty and Tomas Nosek are listed as gametime decisions for Friday’s Game 7 at T-mobile Arena.

Second-round schedule

The first game of the West Division final between the Colorado Avalanche and the Knights-wild winner is scheduled for 5 p.m. Pacific time Sunday at Ball Arena in Denver.

The entire schedule for the series has not been released by the league, but Game 2 most likely would be Wednesday. The Denver Nuggets host the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 5 of their first-round series Tuesday at Ball Arena.

Big bucks

A ticket to Friday’s game at T-mobile Arena is the most expensive quarterfinal Game 7 in the NHL since 2011, according to Ticketiq.

The average list price on the secondary market is $563. Only seven games in the past 10 years cost more to attend, including three at Madison Square Garden in New York and two in Boston.