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Golden Knights Should Look to Their “Misfits” to Fill Injury Void

Brett Pickler | October 19, 2021

The Vegas Golden Knights have not had the best start to the 2021-22 NHL season. Vegas has been struck by the injury bug quite early in the season. This led…

Golden Knights’ Karlsson & Smith Highlight Holdovers From Original Roster

Ben Fisher | October 6, 2021

Four years ago today, history was made as the Vegas Golden Knights took to the ice for their first ever regular season game – a game they would win 2-1…

Devils News & Notes: Butcher & Search for a Top-Six Winger

Alex Chauvancy | July 30, 2021

Things have quieted down dramatically since a busy opening day of free agency on Wednesday. But that doesn’t mean the New Jersey Devils are done wheeling and dealing after signing star…

Revisiting the Dallas Stars’ 2009 Draft Picks

Sam Nestler | July 24, 2021

Moving on in our series analyzing Dallas Stars draft picks since 2005, we have the 2009 NHL Draft. The Stars struggled during the 2008-09 season, finishing third in the Pacific…

Golden Knights Can’t Overcome Sluggish Start & Grubauer in Game 2 Loss

Michael Vidakis | June 3, 2021

The Vegas Golden Knights entered Game 2 against their arch-rival Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night looking to even the series at 1-1. Unfortunately, the Golden Knights threw everything but the…

Florida Panthers: The Ones That Got Away

Colby Guy | April 20, 2021

When you look at the top players in the NHL, a chunk of them are former Florida Panthers, who the organization let walk away. From the Tom Rowe fiasco that…

3 Takeaways From Golden Knights’ 7-4 Win Over Coyotes

Michael Vidakis | April 10, 2021

Heading into Friday night’s game against the Arizona Coyotes the Vegas Golden Knights were on a bit of a slump, as they had dropped four of their last five contests.…

Kings Can Use Salary Cap Space to Their Advantage

Rayden Lin | January 4, 2021

Cap space in today’s NHL is one of the most valuable assets a team can have. Especially with the pandemic causing the NHL’s salary cap limit to sit still at…

Golden Knights Foundation Lies in Karlsson, Marchessault & Smith

Sean Treppedi | December 4, 2020

It seems like yesterday that the Vegas Golden Knights assembled the first edition of their roster at the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. But, three years have been more than enough…

Golden Knights Have All the Pieces to Take the Cup in 2021

Michael Vidakis | November 23, 2020

It would be extremely hard to refute the amount of excellence the Vegas Golden Knights have exuded upon entering the NHL in the 2017-18 season. Winners of 51 games in…

Former Bruins That Boston Could Meet in 2020 NHL Playoffs

Brandon Share-Cohen | July 28, 2020

The 2020 NHL Postseason is about to begin and the Boston Bruins are scheduled to play in a round-robin tournament to determine their seeding for the official first round of…

Fleury Returns, Leads Vegas to 5-1 Win over Blackhawks

The Canadian Press | December 11, 2019

LAS VEGAS — Marc-Andre Fleury made 28 saves in his return to the lineup and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 on Tuesday night.
It was Fleury’s first game in net since the death of his father, Andre.
Fleury, who hadn’t started si…

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