VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:
GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 44-21-6, 94 points (22-14-1 at Home, 22-7-5 on Road)
DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Mar. 23 at Calgary Flames 6 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 25 at Edmonton Oilers 7 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 28 vs. Edmonton Oilers 7 p.m. ESPN+ Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Mar. 30 at San Jose Sharks 7:30 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Apr. 1 vs. Minnesota Wild 7 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
March 21 – Vegas Golden Knights 4, Vancouver Canucks 3
The Golden Knights (44-21-6) opened their three-game road trip with a 4-3 win against the Vancouver Canucks (31-34-6) on Tuesday night at Rogers Arena. Phil Kessel opened the scoring for the second game in a row as he coverted on a breakway to give Vegas a 1-0 lead. Midway through the frame, Reilly Smith potted his 24th goal of the season to put the visitors up by a pair. After J.T. Miller scored on a penalty shot in the second period, Teddy Blueger buried his second goal as the Golden Knights rebuilt the two-goal lead. Miller scored again for Vancouver, but Pavel Dorofeyev’s late goal allowed Vegas to carry the two-goal edge into the third period. Phillip Di Giuseppe had the only goal in the third period as the Golden Knights earned the 4-3 win.
LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS
- Smith’s goal gives the forward 11 points in nine games (4-7—9), tying the franchise record for the longest point streak
- Kessel’s goal is the 412th of his career, putting him within one goal to tie John MacLean for 97th all-time career goals
- Alex Pietrangelo’s assist on Dorofeyev’s goal gives the defenseman five assists in two games
- Vegas’ 22nd win on the road matches the club’s franchise record for most road wins in a season (prev. 2017-18 season)
- With the win, Vegas matches their point total (94) earned through the team’s 82 games last season
Beasts of the East
For the first time in franchise history, the Golden Knights reached 20 wins this season against the Eastern Conference, as Vegas’ win at home against Columbus on Sunday wrapped up the club’s Eastern Conference competition for the remainder of the regular season. The Golden Knights finished the season with a 22-8-2 record against the Eastern Conference (14-4-0 Atlantic, 10-4-2 Metropolitan).
Against the Flames
The Golden Knights’ matchup against the Flames on Thursday marks the fourth and final meeting this season. Vegas owns an all-time record of 11-6-0 against Calgary and will look to rebound after the Flames bested the Golden Knights, 7-2, in their last contest on Mar. 16 at T-Mobile Arena.
2022-23 Season CGY Series: 1-2-0 (Home: 1-1-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Oct. 18 – at Calgary (Vegas 2, Calgary 3)
Feb. 23 – at Vegas (Vegas 4, Calgary 3 OT)
Mar. 16 – at Vegas (Vegas 2, Calgary 7)
Mar. 23 – at Calgary
2021-22 Season CGY Series: 2-1-1 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 1-1-0)
Dec. 6 – at Vegas (Vegas 3, Calgary 2)
Feb. 9 – at Calgary (Vegas 0, Calgary 6)
Apr. 14 – at Calgary (Vegas 6, Calgary 1)
CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:
FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
March 21, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [5] vs. ANAHEIM DUCKS [1]
The Calgary Flames finished off a two-game California trip in Anaheim against the Ducks on Tuesday night. Calgary broke the ice just 37 seconds into the contest with Nick Ritchie scoring his third as a Flame to make it 1-0 to the visitors. Troy Stecher would double Calgary’s advantage in the ladder stages of the opening period with his first as a Flame, and Calgary’s two trade-deadline acquisitions gave the Flames a 2-0 advantage through 20. Rasmus Andersson would blast his 11th of the season over the shoulder of John Gibson on the power play to make it 3-0 Flames, before Frank Vatrano got Anaheim on the board. The Flames would add a pair of goals in the third from Elias Lindholm and Andrew Mangiapane to win their fifth-straight game at the Honda Center, 5-1.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Ritchie (12), Stecher (1), Andersson (11), Lindholm (21), Mangiapane (14)
GOALIE: Vladar (20/21, .950 Sv%)
PP: 2/5 (40%)
PK: 2/3 (66%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 2-1-2
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
March 21, 2023 CGY [5] at ANA [1] Stecher Vladar Gibson
March 20, 2023 CGY [2] at LAK [8] Vilardi Markstrom/Vladar Copley
March 18, 2023 DAL [6] vs. CGY 5 Robertson Markstrom Oettinger
March 16, 2023 CGY [7] at VGK [2] Coleman Markstrom Quick
March 14, 2023 CGY [3] at ARI 4 Boyd Markstrom Ingram
*shootout winning goal
FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
March 23, 2023 7:00pm vs. Vegas Golden Knights Scotiabank Saddledome
March 25, 2023 2:00pm vs. San Jose Sharks Scotiabank Saddledome
March 28, 2023 7:00pm vs. Los Angeles Kings Scotiabank Saddledome
March 31, 2023 8:00pm at Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
April 2, 2023 6:00pm vs. Anaheim Ducks Scotiabank Saddledome
TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the fourth and final matchup this season between the Flames and Golden Knights. The Flames have claimed five of a possible six points against the Knights so far this season. This is a Pacific Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 11-5-3 against Pacific Division opponents this season and a record of 20-13-7 against Western Conference opponents.
FLAMES VERSUS THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS THIS SEASON:
The Calgary Flames and Vegas Golden Knights get set to square off for the fourth and final time this season, with the Flames holding a 2-0-1 record against their Pacific Division opponent. Their first meeting came in October with the Flames erasing an early two-goal deficit to come back and win 3-2 with goals from Elias Lindholm, Tyler Toffoli, and Blake Coleman. In their second meeting, the Flames got goals from Jakob Pelletier, Jonathan Huberdeau and Mikael Backlund. Vegas would be the team to comeback in this game however, as they rallied late with Alex Pietrangelo scoring the overtime winner. In their most recent meeting a week ago, the Flames exercised their T-Mobile Arena demons and won their first game on the road in Vegas with a 7-2 triumph. Mikael Backlund scored for the third-straight game against the Golden Knights, while Blake Coleman and Tyler Toffoli had multi-goal games with Toffoli recording four points on the night. Dillon Dube and MacKenzie Weegar also found the back of the net for the Flames.
QUICK HITS:
Tyler Toffoli recorded three assists on Tuesday in Anaheim for just the second time in his career (Oct. 26, 2014 vs. CBJ) and has now recorded points in four straight games. Andrew Mangiapane scored a slick breakaway finish for his 14th of the season. Every skater on the Flames recorded at least one shot on goal, with all five goals coming from five different skaters. All but three skaters on the Flames were a +1 on Tuesday and Mikael Backlund recorded his 301st and 302nd NHL assists.
CALGARY FLAMES vs. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
CGY vs. VGK ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
J6-10-1 5-3-0 1-7-1 4-5-1 W1
GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Vegas Golden Knights
7:00pm MT
Scotiabank Saddledome
TV: Sportsnet West
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960
2022-23 Season Series: 2-0-1 (Home: 1-0-0, Road 1-0-1)
Oct. 18, 2022 – VGK [2] at CGY [3]
Feb. 23, 2023 – CGY [3] at VGK 4
Mar. 16, 2023 – CGY [7] at VGK [2]
Mar. 23, 2023 – VGK at CGY
2021-22 Season Record vs. VGK: 1-2-0
Last Home Win vs. VGK: October 18, 2022 – Vegas [2] vs. Calgary [3]
Last Road Win @ VGK: March 16, 2023 – Calgary [7] at Vegas [2]
Last Home Loss vs. VGK: April 14, 2022 – Vegas [6] vs. Calgary [1]
Last Road Loss @ VGK: February 23, 2023 – Calgary [3] at Vegas 4
2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 58)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
Michael Stone – lower-body (11 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 25)
MacKenzie Weegar – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 12)
Elias Lindholm – upper-body injury (1 game: Dec. 12)
Chris Tanev – upper-body injury (3 games: Dec. 14 – Dec. 18)
Radim Zohorna – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 18)
Dennis Gilbert – lower-body injury (4 games: Dec. 20 – Dec. 27)
Brett Ritchie – upper-body injury (8 games: Jan. 8 – Jan. 26)
Chris Tanev – injury reserve (2 games: Jan. 26 – Jan. 27)
Rasmus Andersson – day-to-day (3 games: Feb. 9 – Feb. 13)
Michael Stone – lower-body injury (13 games: Feb. 22 – Mar. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper body injury (1 game: Mar. 21)
