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Panthers acquire G Akira Schmid from Golden KnightsThe Florida Panthers acquired goaltender Akira Schmid from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft.,"Akira is a talented and athletic goaltender who has shown poise in high-pressure moments," Panthers general manager Bill Zito said in a statement on Monday. ...

Rangers land F Pavel Dorofeyev from Golden KnightsThe New York Rangers are acquiring forward Pavel Dorofeyev from the Vegas Golden Knights for multiple draft picks, including their first-rounder in the 2026 NHL Draft that began Friday.,The Rangers forked over the No. 26 overall pick Friday night, the No. 92 overall pick in the third round and a con...

Ryan Craig, 44, tabbed as head coach of Golden KnightsThe Vegas Golden Knights named Ryan Craig as the team's fifth head coach in franchise history on Wednesday.,The news came one day after Vegas announced that John Tortorella would not return as the bench boss. The Golden Knights' season ended Sunday with a Game 6 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in th...

Stanley Cup Final draws highest TV ratings in 7 years

The high-scoring Stanley Cup Final turned into a ratings win for ABC, which drew the highest viewership for the NHL's championship round in seven years, the network announced Tuesday.,The Carolina Hurricanes' six-game win over the Vegas Golden Knights attracted an average of 5.2 million viewers. The...

John Tortorella out as Golden Knights' head coach

John Tortorella will not return as the head coach of the Vegas Golden Knights, the team announced Tuesday.,The news comes two days after the Golden Knights fell to the Carolina Hurricanes in six games in the Stanley Cup Final.,Tortorella was hired on March 29 after Vegas abruptly fired head coach Br...

Hurricanes storm past Golden Knights in Game 6 to grab Stanley Cup

LAS VEGAS -- Rod Brind'Amour captained the Carolina Hurricanes to their first Stanley Cup in 2006.,Now 20 years later, he'll get his name on the trophy again as head coach of the Hurricanes.,Rookie goaltender Brandon Bussi, a waiver-wire pickup from Florida in October, made 22 saves to win his third...

Knights trust in Carter Hart with Canes on cusp of taking Stanley Cup

LAS VEGAS -- For the third time in their brief nine-year history, the Vegas Golden Knights will have the Stanley Cup in T-Mobile Arena for an elimination game on Sunday night.,John Tortorella's squad, which trails the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in the best-of seven Stanley Cup Final, has one simple goa...

Golden Knights C William Karlsson ruled out for Game 6

Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson has been ruled out of Sunday's Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals due to a left arm injury.,Karlsson sustained the injury Thursday during a 4-2 loss in Game 5 to the host Carolina Hurricanes.,Karlsson was injured in the second period when he took a hard hit...