VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:
GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 45-21-6, 96 points (22-14-1 at Home, 23-7-5 on Road)
DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
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
Apr. 3 at Minnesota Wild 5 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
March 23 – Vegas Golden Knights 3, Calgary Flames 2
The Golden Knights (45-21-6) narrowly defeated the Calgary Flames (32-26-15), 3-2, on Thursday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Jonathan Marchessault started things off for the Golden Knights halfway through the first with a top-shelf wrist shot. Less than five minutes later, Michael Amadio put Vegas up, 2-0. Milan Lucic then cut the Golden Knights’ lead in half with one minute remaining in the first. After a scoreless second, Nicolas Roy potted the game-winning goal in his first game back from injury. Nazem Kadri responded making it 3-2, but it was not enough as Vegas secured the victory.
LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS
- Marchessault’s goal marked his 50th point of the season for the fifth time in his career
- Alex Pietrangelo’s assist on Marchessault’s goal gives the defenseman seven assists in four games
- In his return from injury, Logan Thomspon stopped 37 of 39 shots, posting a .949 save-percentage
- Vegas’ 23rd win on the road marks a new franchise record for most road wins in a season
- With the win, Vegas reaches 96 points, the largest point total the club has reached since the inaugural season
Road Trip Warriors
Vegas’ win in Calgary was the club’s 23rd road win this season, setting a new franchise record. The Golden Knights rank third in the NHL in points (51) and points percentage (.729) when playing on the road (behind New Jersey and Boston). Vegas has won six straight games as the visitor, one shy of the club record set last season (seven straight road wins, 12/3/21 to 1/24/22).
Second Half Success
Vegas’ remains in first place in the NHL standings in points percentage and in total points since the All-Star Break. In 21 games, the Golden Knights boast a 16-3-2 record, and have earned 34 out of the 42 possible points during the stretch. Their 6-1-2 February was just the third month in team history with only one regulation loss (also Jan. 2021, 5-1-1, and Dec. 2017, 11-1-1).
Most Points Since Feb. 6
34 – Vegas (16-3-2)
33 – Minnesota (14-5-5)
32 – Boston (15-4-0), NY Rangers (15-6-2)
Against the Oilers
Tonight’s meeting marks the third of four this season against Edmonton, and the final trip to Rogers Place for Vegas. The Golden Knights are 7-8-2 all time against the Oilers and 3-4-1 when on the road. The last time these two teams met, Vegas was unable to rebound from Edmonton’s quick start despite seeing goals from Keegan Kolesar, Paul Cotter and William Karlsson. The Golden Knights couldn’t solve Jack Campbell in the third period as the Oilers skated away with the 4-3 victory. Vegas will look to record their first win of the season over Edmonton as they currently trail the season series 0-1-1.
2022-23 Season EDM Series: 0-1-1 (Home: 0-1-0, Road: 0-0-1)
Nov. 19 – at Edmonton (Vegas 3, Edmonton 4 OT)
Jan. 14 – at Vegas (Vegas 3, Edmonton 4)
Mar. 25 – at Edmonton
Mar. 28 – at Vegas
2021-22 Season EDM Series: 1-3-0 (Home: 0-2-0, Road: 1-1-0)
Oct. 22 – at Vegas (Vegas 3, Edmonton 5)
Nov. 27 – at Vegas (Vegas 2, Edmonton 3)
Feb. 8 – at Edmonton (Vegas 4, Edmonton 0)
Apr. 6 – at Edmonton (Vegas 0, Edmonton 4)
EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. VEGAS GP RECORD HOME (8) AWAY (9) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. VEGAS 17 10-6-0-1 5-2-0-1 5-4-0-0 51 50
OILERS vs. VEGAS – 2022-23 2 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 8 6
QUICK FACTS
• Saturday’s game will mark Edmonton’s third of four games against the Golden Knights this season and the second of two games in Edmonton. The next time these teams will meet is March 28th in Vegas.
• The last time these teams met was on January 14 in Vegas, with the Oilers winning 4-3.
• Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl lead the Oilers with 20 career points against the Golden Knights and Evander Kane has appeared in a team
high 19 career games against Vegas.
EARNING POINTS
The Oilers are 12-5-3 in their last 20 games, outscoring opponents 90-76, while earning at least a point in 15 of the 20 games.
FIVE OF A KIND
The Oilers have scored 5+ goals 27 times this season, posting a record of 25-2-1 when scoring five or more goals in a game.
GOALS BY PERIOD
The Oilers rank 1st in the NHL in goals for in the second period with 113. They also rank 1st in the NHL in first period goals with 78 goals.
LAST 10 GAMES vs. VEGAS
Record: 6-3-1
GF: 27 GA: 26
2022-23 1/14/23 @ VGK 4-3 W
2022-23 11/19/22 @ EDM 4-3 W (OT)
2021-22 4/16/22 @ EDM 4-0 W
2021-22 2/8/22 @ EDM 4-0 L
2021-22 11/27/21 @ VGK 3-2 W
2021-22 10/22/21 @ VGK 5-4 W
2019-20 3/9/20 @ EDM 3-2 L (OT)
2019-20 2/26/20 @ VGK 3-0 L
2019-20 11/23/19 @ VGK 4-2 W
2018-19 4/1/19 @ VGK 1-3 L
