VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:
GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 29-16-2, 60 points (14-13-0 at Home, 15-3-2 on Road)
DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Jan. 22 at Arizona Coyotes AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Jan. 24 at New Jersey Devils ESPN+/Hulu Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Jan. 27 at New York Rangers AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Jan. 28 at New York Islanders AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Feb. 7 at Nashville Predators AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
January 21 – Vegas Golden Knights 6, Washington Capitals 2
Early in the first period, Alec Martinez scored his first goal of the season to get Vegas off and running less than three minutes in. Nicolas Roy added to the lead five minutes later and the Golden Knights went into the second period with a 2-0 lead. Vegas exploded in the middle frame as Michael Amadio, Byron Froese and Paul Cotter found the back of the net to put the home team ahead, 5-0. A late second-period goal from T.J. Oshie gave Washington something to celebrate heading into the third period. Cotter put home his second of the night in the final frame and, despite another Capitals goal, the Golden Knights skated to the 6-2 win.
LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS
- Roy was the point leader of the night with his firs three-point game of the season (1-2—3)
- Cotter’s multi-goal game was his second of the season
- Martinez’s goal was his first of the season and ended a 43 game goal drought
- Froese’s goal was his first as a Golden Knight
- Jonas Rondbjerg recorded his first point of the season after assisting Froese’s goal
- Alex Pietrangelo and Chandler Stephenson each had a pair of assists
Against the Coyotes
Vegas’ contest with Arizona on Sunday will be the third and final time these two clubs will meet this regular season. The Golden Knights own an overall record of 18-7-0 against the Coyotes and this will be their first visit to Mullet Arena. The last time these two teams met, Vegas dominated Arizona in a 5-2 victory seeing goals from four different Golden Knights: Daniil Miromanov, William Carrier, Mark Stone (2), and Michael Amadio. The Golden Knights outscored the Coyotes 14-4 last season and have held them to three goals or less in their last eight meetings.
2022-23 Season ARI Series: 2-0-0 (Home: 2-0-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Nov. 17 – at Vegas (Vegas 4, Arizona 1)
Dec. 21 – at Vegas (Vegas 5, Arizona 2)
Jan. 22 – at Arizona
2021-22 Season ARI Series: 2-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 1-1-0)
Dec. 3 – at Arizona (Vegas 7, Arizona 1)
Feb. 25 – at Arizona (Vegas 1, Arizona 3)
Apr. 9 – at Vegas (Vegas 6, Arizona 1)
ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:
3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona is 7-14-1 in its last 22 games, having gone 1-11-0 in its last 12 after a 6-3-1 stretch from 12/9-29
• The Coyotes come into tonight with a 12-6-2 record on the season when scoring at least 3 goals in the game but 2-21-3 when scoring two goals or fewer
• Tonight kickstarts the Yotes’ second 3-game homestand this month. Their next homestand of at least that length will take place from 2/19-28 (4 games)
LAST GAME
Stars 4, Coyotes 0 – January 21, 2023 – American Airlines Center
ARI Goals: None
DAL Goals: Faksa (5, 6), Benn (18), Johnston (12)
ARI Goalie: Ingram (L) – 35 svs on 39 shots
DAL Goalie: Oettinger (W) – 33 svs on 33 shots
PP: 0-3 PK: 3-4
Notes: ARI fell 4-0 for the second consecutive game…Travis Boyd led Arizona skaters with 5 shots on goal which marked a season-high for him…Jack McBain (66.7%; 4-for-6) and Barrett Hayton (61.5%; 8-for-13) each won over 60% of their faceoffs…McBain threw 3 hits to push his season total to 155 and maintain his lead among NHL rookies…Clayton Keller eclipsed 1000 career shots on goal
MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Lawson Crouse…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (2 / 1/17)
Matias Maccelli…Week-to-Week…Lower-Body (14 / 12/23)
Liam O’Brien…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (18 / 12/16)
Total man games lost: 99 games
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body … 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-1/19 – Recalled F Michael Carcone from Tucson (AHL)
-1/10 – Assigned G Ivan Prosvetov to Tucson (AHL)
-1/8 – Recalled G Ivan Prosvetov from Tucson (AHL)
-1/7 – Assigned F Michael Carcone to Tucson (AHL)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Tue, Jan 24 7pm vs ANA Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra 620 AM
Thur, Jan 26 7pm vs STL Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 92.3 FM
Sat, Jan 28 8:30pm at ANA Honda Center Bally Sports Arizona 92.3 FM
YOTES & KNIGHTS
- Tonight is the final ARI-VGK game of the season and the only one in Tempe
- Vegas captured the first two matchups, 4-1 on 11/17 and 5-2 on 12/21
- The Golden Knights represent the first Western Conference team the Coyotes will conclude the season-series with
- Christian Fischer recorded a goal and an assist the last time the Coyotes played the Golden Knights. That was his most recent multi-point game
- The Coyotes beat the Golden Knights 3-1 the last time they played in AZ. Nick Schmaltz potted two goals in the comeback victory, while Jakob Chychrun picked up two assists
- Schmaltz also chipped in an assist in the 12/21 ARI-VGK meeting, the lone time he’s seen the Golden Knights this season
- Schmaltz’s 8 career goals against VGK are the most he’s produced against an NHL opponent
- Coyotes vs Golden Knights
• All-Time: 7-13-0-5
• Home: 4-4-0-3
• Road: 3-9-0-2
• L10: 2-7-1
• STRK: L3
SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Clayton Keller…2-10-12…24 career GP
Jakob Chychrun…2-7-9…20 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…4-8-12…18 career GP
Zack Kassian…1-6-7…15 career GP
Nick Ritchie…2-4-6…15 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Schmaltz, 8)… Assists (Keller, 10)…Points (Keller, 12)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Chychrun, 2)… Assists (Chychrun, 7)…Points (Chychrun, 9)
