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Vegas captain Stone scores quick in return and defending Cup champions open with 4-3 win at Dallas
DALLAS (AP) — Vegas captain Mark Stone scored quickly after missing two months and his first-time linemate Tomas Hertl had a nifty goal in his playoff debut for the Golden Knights. Stone and Hertl scored on the only power plays for the reigning Stanley Cup champion as Vegas opened...
Defending Cup champion Vegas goes with Thompson in net for Game 1 in Dallas; Stone scores in return
DALLAS (AP) — Logan Thompson made his postseason debut in net for the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of their opening-round series against the Dallas Stars on Monday night. Coach Bruce Cassidy went with the 27-year-old Thompson over Adin Hill, who had...
Stars and Cup champion Golden Knights meet much earlier in NHL playoffs this time
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights are meeting much earlier in the NHL playoffs this time. Reigning Stanley Cup champion Vegas opens defense of its title as a No. 8 seed in a first-round series that opens Monday night in Dallas, where the Knights last year...
Stone and Pietrangelo practice as defending champion Golden Knights prepare for Dallas in playoffs
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights are getting back some key pieces just in time for the NHL playoffs, including captain Mark Stone and defenseman Alex Pietrangelo. Stone, who lacerated his spleen Feb. 20 against Nashville, returned to...
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...
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...
Stars beat Blues 2-1 in shootout after clinching No. 1 seed in Western Conference playoffs
DALLAS (AP) — Jake Oettinger made 26 saves in regulation and overtime before stopping all three attempts in the shootout as the Central Division champion Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in their regular-season finale Wednesday night. When they earned one point by getting...
Dallas Stars clinch top seed in Western Conference by getting to overtime against Blues
DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson, coach Pete DeBoer and the Central Division champion Dallas Stars took a breath when the regular-season finale was tied at the end of regulation. Their fans had been cheering throughout those closing seconds. The Stars clinched the top seed in the...
Nathan MacKinnon races to career season, looks to power Colorado Avalanche on another title run
DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon is so quick and so forceful on the ice that sometimes there’s a crunching noise that follows him into the offensive end. It's a sound that alerts Colorado Avalanche teammate and childhood friend Jonathan Drouin to one thing — a goalie’s in for...
Connor McDavid is day to day with injury and could miss the Oilers' next game against Vegas
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid is day to day with a lower-body injury, and the Edmonton captain could miss the Oilers’ next game against defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas. McDavid did not practice Tuesday, and coach Kris Knoblauch said he’ll speak with him Wednesday...
