In a perfect world, the Golden Knights would like to excel in both special teams phases.

Their power play has slumped since captain Mark Stone suffered a wrist injury Oct. 18 against the Calgary Flames. But their penalty kill has made up for it by turning into one of the NHL’s best units in recent weeks.

“Certainly got a lot better the last few weeks,” center Colton Sissons said. “Once you kind of build a couple (kills) under your belt and a couple in a row, you can kind of get that swagger and confidence coming over the boards that it doesn’t matter what power play you’re looking at. You’re gonna get the job done.”

Flipping the script

The Knights’ penalty kill struggled out of the gate, allowing four goals in the team’s first five games.

It’s been a different story since. The Knights

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