[2] She previously played for the Les Canadiennes de Montréal of the CWHL and the Boston Pride of the NWHL, with whom she won the inaugural Isobel Cup.

[4] Knight was born in Palo Alto, California but grew up in Lake Forest, Illinois, and Hanover, New Hampshire.

[8] On January 14 and 16, 2011, Knight produced eight scoring points while leading the Badgers to a two-game sweep of St.

[9] On February 5, 2011, Knight scored her 36th goal of the year at 2:46 in the overtime period as Wisconsin defeated the Bemidji State Beavers by a 3–2 mark at the Sanford Center.

[10] On September 25, 2011, Knight scored her fifth career hat trick in a 13–0 defeat of the Lindenwood Lady Lions ice hockey program.

[11] In a December 10, 2011, WCHA contest versus Bemidji State, Knight produced four points,[12] giving her a career total of 239.

[13] On January 28, 2012, the Badgers hosted a record crowd of 12,402 that attended the Kohl Center as Wisconsin swept the Bemidji State Beavers.

[15] Selected fourth overall by the Boston Blades in the 2012 CWHL Draft, Knight ended the season third overall in league scoring.

[21] In February 2017, while playing for Team Kessel, Knight scored a goal at the 2nd NWHL All-Star Game.

[22] On March 8, 2018, Les Canadiennes de Montreal announced that Knight would be joining the team in time for the 2018 CWHL playoff run.

[23] Knight would return to Les Canadiennes for the 2018-19 CWHL season, helping the club reach the 2019 Clarkson Cup finals.

In May 2019, Knight joined the #ForTheGame movement, leading to the formation of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association.

[30] In the United States first game of the 2011 IIHF Eight Nations Tournament, Knight scored a hat trick in a victory over Russia.

[31] In the opening match of the 2012 IIHF World Women's Championships, Knight scored two goals in a 9–2 win over Canada.

[32] Knight represented the United States at the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship where she recorded eight goals and four assists in seven games.

The win also gave Knight nine career gold medals, tying Danielle Goyette for most all time.

On January 2, 2022, Knight was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

[37] Having been romantically linked to Frederik Andersen in 2014,[38] Knight began dating USA speed skater Brittany Bowe in December 2022.