VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:
GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 38-19-6, 82 points (20-13-1 at Home, 17-6-5 on Road)
DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Mar. 7 at Florida Panthers AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 9 at Tampa Bay Lightning AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 11 at Carolina Hurricanes AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 12 at St. Louis Blues AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 14 at Philadelphia Flyers AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
March 5 – Vegas Golden Knights 4, Montreal Canadiens 3
The Vegas Golden Knights (38-19-6) closed out their homestand with a 4-3 victory against the Montreal Canadiens (26-33-4) on Sunday afternoon at T-Mobile Arena. Shea Theodore opened scoring as he snuck a shot past Jake Allen to give the Golden Knights a 1-0 lead. With 20 seconds to go in the period, Ivan Barbashev chipped one home to give Vegas a 2-0 advantage. In the middle period, Reilly Smith potted his 21st goal of the season to extend the home team’s lead to 3-0. Michael Matheson got Montreal on the board early in the third, but Barbashev scored again to make it a 4-1 game. The Canadiens score twice midway through the period, but Jonathan Quick held off the comeback bid as Vegas earned the 4-3 victory.
LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS
- Barbashev’s two-goal game marks his first multi-goal game as a Golden Knight
- Quick made 25 saves for his first win as a Golden Knight in his debut with the club
- Theodore’s goal gives him 12 points (3-9—12) in his last 12 games
- Teddy Blueger recorded his first point as a Golden Knight with is assist on Theodore’s goal
- Vegas holds onto an nine-game home points streak (8-0-1) which is its longest since a 12-game stretch in 2018-19
Against the Panthers
The contest between the Golden Knights and the Panthers on Tuesday is the second of and final of the season. The last time these teams met, Vegas came away with a 4-2 comeback win at T-Mobile Arena. Nicolas Roy scored in the second period to put Vegas on the board but the Golden Knights trailed entering into the final period. Vegas was able to erase the 2-1 deficit in the third period with goals from Jack Eichel, William Carrier, and William Karlsson to seal the victory for the home team. The Golden Knights hold a 6-2- 1 record against the Panthers and will look to sweep the regular season series for the second time in series history.
2022-23 Season FLA Series: 1-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Jan. 12 – at Vegas (Vegas 4, Florida 2)
Mar. 7 – at Florida
2021-22 Season FLA Series: 1-1-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-1-0)
Jan. 27 – at Florida (Vegas 1, Florida 4)
Mar. 17 – at Vegas (Vegas 5, Florida 3)
FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:
BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT
- F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 39
- F Givani Smith | Games Missed: 4
Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 196
LAST GAME
Panthers 4, Penguins 1 – March 4 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Bennett (15), Ekblad (10-PPG), Verhaeghe (32)
PIT Goals: Letang (8-PPG)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (W) – 31 Saves
PIT Goalie: DeSmith (L) – 38 Saves
FLA Shots: 42
PIT Shots: 32
Notes: Sergei Bobrovsky earned his 100th win as a member of the Panthers…Brandon Montour notched two assists, with three points (1-2-3) over his past two games…Aleksander Barkov (0-2-2) and Sam Bennett (1-0-1) recorded points after missing multiple games with injury…Barkov’s performance represented his 158th multi-point game, surpassing Jonathan Huberdeau for the most in club history…Matthew Tkachuk notched two assists…FLA PP: 1-5, FLA PK: 4-5
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
- March 3: F Zac Dalpe loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
- March 2: F Grigori Denisenko loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
PANTHERS vs. GOLDEN KNIGHTS
ALL-TIME vs. VGK: 3-5-1
ALL-TIME HOME vs. VGK: 3-1-0
2022-23 vs. VGK: 0-1-0
CATS STATS
- Florida’s 38 goals by defensemen ranks behind only CAR (40) for most among NHL clubs this season.
HOME SWEET HOME
The Panthers play the third game of a season-long seven-game homestand tonight against Vegas. Since Jan. 3, Florida owns an 8-4-0 record on home ice, outscoring their opponents 45-32. Over that span, Matthew Tkachuk leads the Panthers with 21 points (5-16-21) over 12 games on FLA Live Arena ice. His 16 home assists since Jan. 3 are tied for the league lead with Connor McDavid. The Cats’ 3.70 goals for per game at home ranks fifth and they lead all teams averaging 39.0 shots on goal per game on home ice in 2022-23; CAR ranks second with 36.4.
CATS AND GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Florida faces off against Vegas for the second and final time this season. Florida owns a 3-1-0 record against the Golden Knights at FLA Live Arena since Vegas entered the League in 2017-18. In Vegas’ last visit on Jan. 27, 2022, Sam Bennett scored two goals and Aleksander Barkov tallied the 200th goal of this career while shorthanded to lead the Cats to a 4-1 victory.
