Vegas Golden Knights: Lehner shines on debut, other takeaways

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 28: Nicolas Roy #10 of the Vegas Golden Knights scores a first-period goal against Carter Hutton #40 of the Buffalo Sabres during their game at T-Mobile Arena on February 28, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

3. King Roy

What a year this has been for Nicolas Roy.

Acquired as part of the trade that sent forward Erik Haula to the Carolina Hurricanes back in the off-season, Roy was expected to spend the majority of the year in the AHL with the Chicago Wolves.

And, while Roy has certainly spent his far share of time in the minors, the forward has really impressed in his rookie year in the National Hockey League.

It has been in the last few weeks where the 23-year-old has really grown and matured, playing a bigger role for the Golden Knights.

With the likes of Mark Stone, Alex Tuch and Cody Glass all out, Roy has been given an opportunity to shine on the second-line with Max Pacioretty and William Karlsson.

But it was on the third-line where Roy was most effective against the Sabres, making it a tied game in the middle frame, winning the puck back before getting to the slot area and finishing off a feed from Nick Cousins.

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It was a big goal for Roy who logged 16:19 minutes of total ice time, and the rookie is fast blossoming into a real valuable depth player for the Vegas Golden Knights.

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