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Knights edge Kraken, close in on Pacific Division title
Adin Hill made 24 saves to notch his 31st win of the season and the Vegas Golden Knights took another step closer to a Pacific Division title with a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night in Las Vegas.,Ivan Barbashev and William Karlsson scored for Vegas (48-22-9, 105 points), which m...
Golden Knights have eyes on division title with Kraken visiting
After clinching home ice advantage for the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, the Vegas Golden Knights will try to take another step toward winning their fifth division title in eight years when they host the Seattle Kraken on Thursday ...
Charlie Coyle's shootout tally takes Avs past Knights
Charlie Coyle scored the shootout winner and added two assists as the Colorado Avalanche edged the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Tuesday night.,Valeri Nichushkin and Jimmy Vesey scored in regulation as Colorado (48-27-4, 100 points) erased a 2-0 deficit to improve to 7-2-1 over its last 10.,S...
Golden Knights, Avs building momentum for postseason
The Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights will look to extend their win streak to three games when they visit the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.,The Golden Knights (47-22-8, 102 points) entered Monday five points up on the Los Angeles Kings in the division and six points back of the Wi...
Victor Olofsson's late goal lifts Golden Knights over Canucks
Victor Olofsson scored the go-ahead goal with 3:14 remaining to lead the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.,William Karlsson set up the game-winner when he carried the puck behind the net and then backhanded a pass to Olofsson alone in the low ...
Victor Olofsson's late-minute goal lifts Golden Knights over Canucks
Victor Olofsson scored the go-ahead goal with 3:14 remaining to lead the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.,William Karlsson set up the game-winner when he carried the puck behind the net and then backhanded a pass to Olofsson alone in the low ...
Nebraska beats UCF to win inaugural CBC title
Brice Williams and reserve Connor Essegian scored 21 points apiece and Nebraska knocked off UCF 77-66 on Sunday to win the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament at Las Vegas.,Juwan Gary added 20 points and eight rebounds to help the Cornhuskers (21-14) recover from a 14-point, second-half de...
Knights visit Canucks looking to hang onto Pacific Division lead
The Vegas Golden Knights head into Sunday night's game at Vancouver clinging to a three-point lead in the Pacific Division and attempting to sweep a back-to-back for the third straight time., ,Vegas (46-22-8, 100 points), which held a nine-point lead in the Pacific just a week earlier on March 29, n...
Knights top Flames in OT, clinch playoff spot
Reilly Smith's second goal of the night was the overtime winner to give the visiting Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.,Pavel Dorofeyev also scored for the Golden Knights (46-22-8, 100 points), who snapped a two-game skid and have a three-point lead on the Los An...
Golden Knights aim to get back on track vs. hopeful Flames
The Vegas Golden Knights kick off a three-game road trip on Saturday against the Calgary Flames needing to change their recent fortunes.,Thanks to a two-game losing skid, the Golden Knights (45-22-8, 98 points) have seen their lead on the Los Angeles Kings in the Pacific Division standings fall to t...
Jets blank Knights, match team single-season win record
Backup goaltender Eric Comrie turned away 26 shots for his second shutout of the season and the Winnipeg Jets tied a team record with their 52nd victory, blanking the Vegas Golden Knights 4-0 on Thursday in Las Vegas.,Mark Scheifele, Adam Lowry, Colin Miller and Cole Perfetti scored goals and Nino N...
Division leaders Jets, Knights clash in Western Conference showdown
It will be a battle of Western Conference division leaders on Thursday night when the Central Division-leading Winnipeg Jets continue their three-game western road trip in Las Vegas against the Pacific leader Golden Knights.,Winnipeg (51-20-4, 106 points), which leads the NHL in points, holds a four...
Leon Draisaitl, Oilers end Golden Knights' streak
Leon Draisaitl scored his league-leading 52nd goal to highlight a three-goal second period for the Edmonton Oilers, who held on to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.,Jake Walman and Viktor Arvidsson also scored and Evan Bouchard had two assists for Edmonton (43-26-5, ...
UCF beats Oregon State by a free throw in Crown first round
Moustapha Thiam hit the go-ahead free throw for UCF with 55 seconds left as the Knights picked up a 76-75 win against Oregon State in the opening round of the College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas.,Darius Johnson, Tyler Hendricks and Nils Machowski led UCF with 15 points apiece. Hendricks also had 1...
Streaking Golden Knights host goals leader Leon Draisaitl, Oilers
The Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights will try to hit the 100-point plateau for the third time in team history on Tuesday night when they host the Edmonton Oilers., ,Vegas (45-20-8, 98 points) enters the contest on a six-game winning streak, which is tied for its longest win streak of th...
Transfer portal bites Oregon State, UCF heading into Crown
Oregon State and UCF will square off for the first time Tuesday afternoon during the inaugural College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas.,Both teams hit Sin City missing several players due to the transfer portal, but the Oregon State lineup has been impacted more.,After the Beavers (20-12) posted their...
Rutgers G Dylan Harper declares for NBA draft
Rutgers guard Dylan Harper, widely projected to be the No. 2 pick after Duke's Cooper Flagg, officially declared for the 2025 NBA Draft on Monday.,Harper made his intentions known on ESPN's "NBA Today," but he was always expected to spend a single season in college before moving on to the pros.,A Ne...
Golden Knights knock off Predators for sixth straight win
Reilly Smith broke a third-period deadlock and the Vegas Golden Knights ran their winning streak to six games with a 3-1 road victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.,Jack Eichel and Brett Howden also scored for the Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights (45-20-8, 98 points), who have only...
Knights cruising toward playoffs; Predators looking to next season
The Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights will put their five-game winning streak on the line when they visit the Nashville Predators on Saturday evening.,The Golden Knights (44-20-8, 96 points) arrive in Nashville, the final stop on a three-game road trip, knowing they must be better from s...
Pavel Dorofeyev's late tally lifts Knights past Blackhawks
Pavel Dorofeyev scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 3:11 left and Victor Olofsson had two goals to boost the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-3 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.,William Karlsson earned three assists and Mark Stone had a goal and assist as the Pacific Divisi...