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NHL PLAYOFFS: West best Dallas vs. defending champion Vegas headlines 1st-round matchups
All eight first-round matchups in the NHL playoffs are set after the last day of the regular season flipped two of the biggest series in the West. The defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights will open against West top seed Dallas. Connor McDavid’s Edmonton Oilers will...
NHL PLAYOFFS: 'It's wide open' is the theme as the race to the Stanley Cup begins
General manager Don Waddell likes how his Carolina Hurricanes finished the season, winning 16 of their final 21 games. He knows it means nothing now. “Your points get erased and you all start with zeroes,” Waddell said. “Playoffs are a different time. That’s what’s great...
Defending champ Golden Knights to face top-seeded Stars in playoffs after 4-1 loss to Ducks
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Frank Vatrano scored three goals and the Anaheim Ducks finished their season on a high note, defeating the playoff-bound Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 Thursday night. Vegas' three-game winning streak ended and the loss knocked the Golden Knights out of third place in...
Golden Knights enter playoffs trying to figure out starting goalies between Thompson and Hill
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said he is still trying to figure out how to handle the goalie situation, whether to play both or whether to hand the bulk of the work to one over the other. And then which one over the other? Logan Thompson and...
Golden Knights defeat Blackhawks 3-1 to move up to 3rd in the Pacific Division
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brayden McNabb, Michael Amadio and Nicolas Roy scored, and the Vegas Golden Knights moved into third place in the Pacific Division after defeating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Tuesday night. The Knights, who have won three consecutive games, are one point ahead of...
Tomas Hertl's power-play goal in OT rallies Golden Knights from 3 goals down to beat Avalanche 4-3
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tomas Hertl, who earlier had a goal wiped out because of goaltender interference, scored on a power play 1:23 into overtime as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from three goals down to defeat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Sunday. “Maybe it was karma," Hertl said....
Golden Knights beat Wild 7-2 to clinch a spot in the Western Conference playoffs
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jack Eichel, Nicolas Roy and Pavel Dorofeyev each had a goal and an assist, Chandler Stephenson had four assists and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 7-2 Friday night to clinch a playoff berth for the sixth time in seven seasons. Jonathan...
Golden Knights' Mark Stone cleared to return to practice on limited basis after lacerated spleen
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone has been cleared to return to practice on a limited basis as he recovers from a lacerated spleen, the team said Friday. Stone was injured on Feb. 20 after a hit from the Nashville Predators’ Yakov Trenin. He was expected to...
Defenseman Noah Hanifin signs an 8-year extension with the Golden Knights
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Noah Hanifin, a trade deadline acquisition meant to bolster the Golden Knights' blue line, signed an eight-year extension with Vegas on Thursday worth an average of $7.35 million annually. Hanifin, 27, has two goals and seven assists in 16 games for the Knights. He...
Hyman, Draisaitl lead Oilers to 5-1 win over Golden Knights without McDavid
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Zach Hyman and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-1 on Wednesday night despite the absence of star forward Connor McDavid. Cody Ceci, Mattias Ekholm and Dylan Holloway also scored while Ryan...
