The 6-foot-3, 191-pound goaltender has played in 95 career NHL games with both Chicago and Florida, posting a 49-33-9 record with a 2.83 GAA, .904 SV% and five shutouts. He also spent three seasons with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League, recording a 33-19-5 record in 58 contests with a 2.50 GAA, a .905 SV% and eight shutouts. Prior to his professional career, he spent two seasons with Boston College (NCAA), where he went 39-12-3 in 54 contests with a 2.05 GAA, a .931 SV% and eight shutouts. In his second season with Boston College during the 2020-21 campaign, Knight was named the NCAA Hockey East Player of the Year, Hockey East Goaltender of the Year and was a Top-10 finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.
The Darien, Conn. native helped the U.S. to a gold medal at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship, boasting a 5-1-0 record, a 1.63 GAA, a .940 SV% and three shutouts. His three shutouts were tied for first in the tournament, while his .940 save percentage ranked second. Knight also won silver with Team USA at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship and the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championship, and bronze at the 2019 IIHF World U18 Championship.
Knight was originally selected by the Florida Panthers in the first round (13th overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft.
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