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Golden Knights top Canucks in John Tortorella's coaching debut
Reilly Smith scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and Adin Hill made 22 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Vancouver Canucks, 4-2, in John Tortorella's coaching debut on Monday night in Las Vegas.,Rasmus Andersson, Shea Theodore, and Cole Smith also scored goals for Vegas (...
Knights face Canucks, hope coaching change ignites turnaround
The Vegas Golden Knights will have a new man behind the bench when they host the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night in Las Vegas.,Sputtering to the finish line with three consecutive losses, six in their last seven games and 12 in their last 16, the Golden Knights announced Sunday afternoon that they...
Golden Knights fire coach Bruce Cassidy, hire John Tortorella
With eight games left in a season that has been middling but still could result in a playoff berth, the Vegas Golden Knights abruptly fired coach Bruce Cassidy on Sunday and said John Tortorella will replace him.,Cassidy, 60, guided the Golden Knights to their first Stanley Cup title in 2023, his fi...
Dylan Strome's heroics help Caps nip Knights in shootout
Dylan Strome scored the tying goal in the third period and the game-winner in the shootout to give the Washington Capitals a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night in Las Vegas., ,Strome, who hit the post on the first shot of the game, tied it at 4-all midway through the period ...
Midgame surge sends No. 1 UCLA past Minnesota, into Elite Eight
Kiki Rice put up 21 points to lead four scorers in double figures for top-seeded UCLA, and the Bruins overwhelmed Big Ten Conference counterpart Minnesota in the second half en route to an 80-56 win on Friday in an Women's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game at Sacramento.,UCLA (34-1) moved one victory aw...
Golden Knights host Capitals with playoff pressure mounting
The Vegas Golden Knights have one simple goal as they head into their final nine games of the regular season -- just make the playoffs.,That's quite a change for Bruce Cassidy's squad, which looked in prime position to win another Pacific Division title heading into the Olympic break with a four-poi...
Nearly locked into play-in, Warriors try to improve seeding vs. Wizards
With a spot in the Western Conference play-in tournament almost a certainty, the Golden State Warriors will look to improve their positioning down the stretch, beginning with a Friday date against the Washington Wizards in San Francisco.,Golden State (35-38) pulled out of a recent tailspin in which ...
Oilers edge Knights in OT after Connor McDavid hits assists milestone
Evan Bouchard scored 3:10 into overtime and Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Thursday night in Las Vegas.,It was the third overtime goal of the season for Bouchard. McDavid won a faceoff from Brett Howden in the right circle an...
Knights out to snap slide in key clash with rival Oilers
Second place in the Pacific Division will be on the line Thursday night when the Edmonton Oilers visit Las Vegas to take on the Vegas Golden Knights.,Edmonton (35-28-9, 79 points), which trails first-place Anaheim by five points, enters the contest with a one-point lead over Vegas (32-26-14, 78 poin...
Mark Scheifele tallies goal, 2 assists in Jets' win over Knights
Mark Scheifele scored a goal and had two assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves to lead the host Winnipeg Jets to a 4-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.,Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist and Alex Iafallo and Cole Perfetti also scored goals for Winnipeg (30-29-12, 72 po...
Report: Warriors G Moses Moody (knee) out rest of season
Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody's season is over after he tore the patellar tendon in his left knee on a noncontact play against the Dallas Mavericks, ESPN reported on Tuesday.,Moody, 23, was injured while attempting a dunk in the Warriors' 137-131 road victory on Monday night.,Golden State ...
Golden Knights staying even-keeled while Jets must make most of sprint
After sputtering to just four wins in their last 13 games, the Vegas Golden Knights hope they may have finally turned the corner heading into Tuesday's game at the Winnipeg Jets.,The Golden Knights (32-25-14, 78 points) snapped a three-game losing streak in which they scored just one goal with a com...
Reilly Smith's late goal lifts Golden Knights past Stars
Reilly Smith scored the go-ahead goal with 3:38 remaining as the Vegas Golden Knights snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the host Dallas Stars on Sunday night.,Smith, a healthy scratch the previous five games, swatted in a rebound of Mitch Marner shot from the right side of t...
Golden Knights intent on igniting sluggish offense vs. Stars
With 12 games left in the regular season, it's fair to say that things are trending in the wrong direction for the Vegas Golden Knights. ,Vegas, which held a four-point lead in the Pacific Division at the Olympic break, stumbles into Sunday's contest at Dallas having won just three of its previous 1...
Steven Stamkos scores twice as opportunistic Preds best Golden Knights
Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist and the host Nashville Predators defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Ryan O'Reilly added a goal and an assist and Tyson Jost also scored for the Predators, who won their third straight. Justus Annunen made 39 saves, 21 in the first ...
Scoreless skid plagues Golden Knights with Predators up next
The Vegas Golden Knights will carry a scoreless stretch of over 147 minutes into their game against the host Nashville Predators on Saturday afternoon.,The Golden Knights have been shut out in the last two contests, including a 4-0 home loss to the Utah Mammoth on Thursday night.,Vegas' most recent ...
Karel Vejmelka, Mammoth dominate Knights in shutout
Karel Vejmelka made 28 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Utah Mammoth scored on their first three shots en route to a 4-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night in Las Vegas., ,Clayton Keller scored two goals, Barrett Hayton had a goal and an assist and Jack McBain ...
Karel Vejmelka, Mammoth dominate Golden Knights 4-0
Karel Vejmelka made 28 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Utah Mammoth scored on their first three shots en route to a 4-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night in Las Vegas., ,Clayton Keller scored two goals, Barrett Hayton had a goal and an assist and Jack McBain ...
Mammoth can't dwell on huge win with capable Knights on deck
Coming off arguably their biggest win of the season, the Utah Mammoth travel to Las Vegas to take on the Vegas Golden Knights in the front end of a key back-to-back for their playoff hopes.,Utah (35-27-6, 76 points), fourth in the loaded Central Division, returns home afterward to host the Anaheim D...
Report: Hall of Fame won't give golden-goal puck to Jack Hughes
The Hockey Hall of Fame intends to keep the puck Jack Hughes slapped to score the gold-medal winning goal for the United States in the Milan Cortina Olympics, despite Hughes wanting to gift it to his father.,Philip Pritchard, the vice president of the resource center and curator for the Hockey Hall ...