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Report: Ex-NHL coach Gerard Gallant to lead KHL team
Gerard Gallant, who spent 11 seasons as a head coach in the NHL, has accepted a coaching position in Russia's Kontinental Hockey League, TSN reported Thursday.,An official announcement is expected soon.,Gallant, 61, last coached in the NHL with the New York Rangers (2021-23) but previously coached t...
Mitch Marner on Maple Leafs exit: 'Leaving isn't easy'
Mitch Marner issued an emotional farewell to Toronto on Tuesday, the same day his hometown Maple Leafs officially confirmed he had been traded to the Vegas Golden Knights.,"Leaving isn't easy. This city is where I grew up, where I fell in love with hockey, and where I've had the incredible honour of...
Reports: Leafs F Mitch Marner headed to Vegas on 8-year deal
The Vegas Golden Knights are acquiring star forward Mitch Marner from the Toronto Maple Leafs in a sign-and-trade, The Athletic and TSN reported Monday.,Marner is signing an eight-year, $96 million contract ($12 million average annual value) with Toronto as part of the move. The Leafs were the only ...
Preds acquire D Nicolas Hague, sign him to 4-year deal
Nashville officially announced the acquisition Monday of defenseman Nicolas Hague, who then signed a four-year, $22 million contract with the Predators.,The Predators sent forward Colton Sissons and defenseman Jeremy Lauzon to the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for Hague and a conditional third-ro...
Reports: Knights trade D Nicolas Hague to Preds in 3-player deal
Freeing up salary-cap space ahead of Tuesday's free-agency period, the Vegas Golden Knights shipped defenseman Nicolas Hague to the Nashville Predators in exchange for defenseman Jeremy Lauzon and center Colton Sissons, according to multiple media reports on Sunday night. ,A restricted free agent wi...
Reilly Smith agrees to 1-year extension with Golden Knights
Reilly Smith, one of the original members of the expansion Vegas Golden Knights in 2017, signed a one-year, $2 million extension with the club on Wednesday that includes a no-trade clause.,The 34-year-old winger -- who joined Vegas after splitting his first six years among Dallas, Boston and Florida...
Oilers advance with 1-0 OT win over Golden Knights
Kasperi Kapanen jammed in a rebound at the 7:19 mark of overtime and the Edmonton Oilers advanced to the Western Conference finals for the second straight year with a 1-0 victory over the host Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of their second-round series.,Kapanen, picked up on waivers from the St. Lou...
Oilers shut out Knights, close in on conference finals
Adam Henrique scored twice to lead the Oilers to a 3-0 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Monday, a result that puts Edmonton one win away from advancing in the Stanley Cup playoffs.,Evander Kane collected one goal and one assist for the Oilers, who lead the best-of-seven Western Conf...
With new life, Golden Knights ready for Game 4 with Oilers
The Vegas Golden Knights are back in the hunt in their Stanley Cup playoff series thanks to their last-second victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3.,Now the Golden Knights can regain home-ice advantage with a win in Monday's Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series in Edmonton.,Edmon...
Knights' Mark Stone makes early exit from Game 3 vs. Oilers
Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone left the game late in the first period of Saturday night's Stanley Cup playoffs clash with the visiting Edmonton Oilers.,Stone did not play the final six minutes of the opening frame and the forward did not return with the club after the first intermission. Th...
Golden Knights' Nicolas Roy not suspended for hit after hearing
Vegas Golden Knights forward Nicolas Roy received a fine but escaped a possible suspension following a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday night.,Roy was fined $7,812.50, the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement, for cross-checking Trent Frederic of the ...
Trailing 2-0, Golden Knights face uphill climb as they visit Oilers
The Vegas Golden Knights are not yet in must-win territory, but they can ill afford another loss when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Saturday.,The Golden Knights are down 2-0 in the best-of-seven series, having dropped both games at home to ...
Golden Knights' Nicolas Roy to have hearing with NHL
Vegas Golden Knights forward Nicolas Roy will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday, one day after cross-checking Trent Frederic of the Edmonton Oilers.,Roy received a five-minute major and a game misconduct at 5:37 of overtime during the Golden Knights' 5-4 loss to the O...
Leon Draisaitl's OT goal gives Oilers 2-0 edge on Knights
Leon Draisaitl scored at 15:20 of overtime to give the Oilers a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday in Las Vegas, lifting Edmonton to a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series.,Connor McDavid set up the game-winner when he deked around Jack Eichel at the blue line, sett...
Oilers rally past Golden Knights in Game 1
Zach Hyman scored the go-ahead goal with 3:02 remaining and Connor Brown sealed the win 76 seconds later as the Edmonton Oilers rallied to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in Game 1 of the Western Conference second round on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.,Hyman buried a wrist shot from the slot past ...
Oilers have revenge in mind in second-round series vs. Golden Knights
After rallying from a 2-0 deficit to eliminate the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference first round, the Edmonton Oilers head to Las Vegas to take on the Pacific Division champion Vegas Golden Knights in a best-of-seven series beginning Tuesday night.,It's just the second time the Western Con...
Golden Knights advance with Game 6 victory vs. Wild
Jack Eichel was one of three Vegas players to tally a goal and an assist, and the Golden Knights held on for a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild to clinch their Western Conference first-round series on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Shea Theodore and Mark Stone also finished with a goal and an ...
Wild 'made for it' despite backs to wall vs. Golden Knights
Marcus Foligno knows the Minnesota Wild are one loss away from the end of their season.,He also knows they are one win away from forcing a winner-take-all Game 7.,Forgive Foligno if he is taking the glass-half-full approach as the Wild prepare to face off against the Golden Knights in Game 6 of thei...
Brett Howden lifts Knights to OT win over Wild
Brett Howden scored at 4:05 of overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild in Game 5 of the Western Conference first round on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.,Howden, alone at the bottom edge of the left circle, one-timed a backhand pass from Tanner Pearson from the en...
Golden Knights seek upper hand vs. Wild after Game 4 OT win
Minnesota Wild coach John Hynes says it's "business as usual" for his team as it heads to Las Vegas for Game 5 of its first-round matchup with the Pacific Division champion Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.,The underdog Wild had a chance to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Wester...