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Golden Knights win 3rd straight with 6-2 victory over Kraken

Dec. 22, 2024 00:53 AM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Seattle Kraken 6-2 on Saturday night. After falling behind 1-0 less than three minutes into the game, the Golden Knights scored three unanswered goals in the first period and never...

Victor Olofsson's 2nd 2-goal game of the season lifts the Golden Knights to a 3-2 win over the Wild

Dec. 15, 2024 21:04 PM EST

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Victor Olofsson had his second two-goal game of the season, helping the Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night. Shea Theodore also scored and Jack Eichel added two assists, increasing his team-leading total to 33 for the...

Draisaitl scores as the Oilers beat the Golden Knights 6-3 for their 5th straight win

Dec. 14, 2024 19:23 PM EST

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-3 on Saturday for their fifth consecutive win. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor Brown each had a goal and an assist for the Oilers (18-10-2), who have won eight...

Ivan Barbashev scores in overtime to lift the Golden Knights past the Jets, 3-2

Dec. 12, 2024 23:16 PM EST

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Ivan Barbashev scored at 3:47 of overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. Barbashev beat Connor Hellebuyck on the blocker side after a Winnipeg turnover for his 14th goal of the season. Vegas has won...

Capitals end the Golden Knights' season-opening winning streak at 3 with a 4-2 victory

Oct. 15, 2024 21:43 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin assisted on goals by Tom Wilson and Aliaksei Protas, Logan Thompson made 24 saves against his former team and the Washington Capitals ended the Vegas Golden Knights' season-opening winning streak at three with a 4-2 victory on Tuesday night. ...

Barbashev, Stone and Olofsson each score two, Golden Knights top Avalanche 8-4 in season-opener

Oct. 10, 2024 01:23 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ivan Barbashev, Mark Stone and Victor Olofsson each scored two goals and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 8-4 on Wednesday night in the teams’ season opener. Barbashev also had two assists, linemate Jack Eichel had four and defenseman Shea...

Golden Knights should remain competitive even with key players moving on

Oct. 01, 2024 19:39 PM EDT

Vegas Golden Knights Last season: 45-29-8, lost in seven games in first round of playoffs. COACH: Bruce Cassidy (388-206-9-70 over 11 seasons with 3 teams, 1 Stanley Cup title) SEASON OPENER: Oct. 9 vs. Colorado. DEPARTURES: F Jonathan...

Buffalo Sabres bring back Lindy Ruff to provide structure in bid to end 13-year playoff drought

Sep. 30, 2024 13:04 PM EDT

Buffalo Sabres Last season: 39-37-6, extended NHL-worst playoff drought to a 13th season. COACH: Lindy Ruff, hired April 22. (571-432-84 and 78 ties over 16 seasons with three teams, including previous stint in Buffalo). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 4 vs. New...