VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:
GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 43-21-6, 92 points (22-14-1 at Home, 21-7-5 on Road)
DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Mar. 21 at Vancouver Canucks 7 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 23 at Calgary Flames 6 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Mar. 25 at Edmonton Oilers 8 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
GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
March 19 – Vegas Golden Knights 7, Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Jack Eichel notched the fourth hat trick of his career as the Vegas Golden Knights (43-21-6) cruised to a 7-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets (21-41-7) on Sunday afternoon at T-Mobile Arena. Phil Kessel scored the only goal of the first period as his 12th of the season gave Vegas a 1-0 lead. After Kirill Marchenko got the Blue Jackets on the board, the flood gates opened for the Golden Knights as Eichel scored twice to go along with goals from Pavel Dorofeyev and Zach Whitecloud. With a 5-1 lead after 40 minutes, Vegas continued pressing as Paul Cotter netted his 13th of the year to make it 6-1. With 9:33 to go in the game, Eichel buried his third of the afternoon to make it a 7-1 game. A late goal from Liam Foudy was the last in a 7-2 victory for the Golden Knights.
LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS
- Reilly Smith’s assist gives the forward 10 points in eight games (3-7—8) for his longest point streak of his career
- Kessel’s goal is the 411th of his career, passing Ray Bourque into sole possiession of 98th all-time in career goals
- Whitecloud has goals in back-to-back games for the second time in his career (last 2/7-2/9/21)
- Alex Pietrangelo had four assists including three in the second period
- Cotter’s goal is his second in five games, placing him eighth in the league for goals by a rookie this season (13)
- This is the third time this season Vegas has scored seven goals in a game
Road Warriors
Vegas enters its final eight road games at 21-7-5 away from home, just one win shy of the club record for road wins in a season. Vegas has won four road games in a row and is 6-2-1 on the road since the All-Star break.
Most Road Wins, VGK History
22 – 2017-18 (22-14-5, .598)
21 – 2022-23 (21-7-5, .712)
21 – 2021-22 (21-16-4, .561)
Clean Sweep(s)
The Golden Knights’ victory over the Blue Jackets marked the ninth time this season that the club has swept a regular season series. Vegas’ nine series sweeps are the most in franchise history, nearly double their previous high of five (2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22).
Teams Swept by Vegas 2022-23 Season
- Carolina
- Columbus
- Montreal
- Ottawa
- Philadelphia
- Tampa Bay
- Toronto
- Washington
- Winnipeg
Against the Canucks
Vegas’ contest with Vancouver marks the third and final meeting this season. The Golden Knights own an overall record of 11-2-3 against the Canucks. The last time these teams met, Jonathan Marchessault scored the lone goal for the Golden Knights as they were bested by the Canucks, 5-1 at T-Mobile Arena. Vegas has never lost in regulation at Rogers Arena as the club holds a 6-0-2 record, outscoring Vancouver 36-27.
2022-23 Season VAN Series: 1-1-0 (Home: 0-1-0, Road: 1-0-0)
Nov. 21 – at Vancouver (Vegas 5, Vancouver 4)
Nov. 26 – at Vegas (Vegas 1, Vancouver 5)
Mar. 21 – at Vancouver
2021-22 Season VAN Series: 2-1-1 (Home: 1-1-0, Road: 1-0-1)
Nov. 13 – at Vegas (Vegas 7, Vancouver 4)
Apr. 3 – at Vancouver (Vegas 3, Vancouver 2)
Apr. 6 – at Vegas (Vegas 1, Vancouver 5)
Apr. 16 – at Vancouver (Vegas 4, Vancouver 5 OT)
VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:
TV: Sportsnet Pacific, AT&T SportsNet, TVAS
Radio: Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the third and final meeting between the Canucks and Golden Knights this season: Nov. 21 (5-4 L @ VAN), Nov. 26 (5-1 W @ VGK), and Mar. 21 (home).
• Vancouver is 5-9-2 all-time against Vegas, including a 2-4-2 record at home.
• The Canucks are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games against the Golden Knights (3-1-1 in their last five).
• Elias Pettersson leads all active Canucks skaters in career points against Vegas with 14 (7-7-14) in 11 games played.
• Conor Garland has 13 points (4-9-13) and leads active skaters in career games played against the Golden Knights with 18.
• Brock Boeser has 11 points (6-5-11) in 11 career games against the Golden Knights.
• J.T. Miller has 10 points (4-6-10) in 12 career games against the Golden Knights.
• Thatcher Demko is 2-2-1 in six career appearances against Vegas with a 3.64 GAA and an .897 SV%.
• Collin Delia is 0-0-1 in one career game against Vegas with a 3.94 GAA and an .882 SV%.
QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 12 points (5-7-12) in his last eight games.
• J.T. Miller has 12 points (6-6-12) in his last eight games.
• Quinn Hughes has 11 points (0-11-11) in his last 10 games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has 10 points (7-3-10) in his last 10 games.
• Brock Boeser has eight points (2-6-8) in his last nine games.
LAST MEETING – NOV. 26/22: VAN 5 at VGK 1
Brock Boeser opened the scoring on the power play at 9:22 in the first period to match a career-high nine-game point streak (3-7- 10)…Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Conor Garland registered the assists…J.T. Miller notched a power play goal at 18:57 in the first period…Quinn Hughes and Andrei Kuzmenko collected the assists…Elias Pettersson cashed in on the power play at 11:33 in the second period, before Kuzmenko and Bo Horvat each added goals of their own…J.T. Miller led the team with three points (1-2-3) while Vancouver Canucks: Media Notes Hughes (0-2-2) and Kuzmenko (1-1-2) also had multi-point games…Elias Pettersson set a new career-high with nine shots on goal…Kyle Burroughs led all Canucks in hits (6)…Spencer Martin made 26 saves.
2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN VGK
Goals For/Game 3.30 (13th) 3.24 (15th)
Goals Against/Game 3.71 (t-28th) 2.77 (10th)
Power Play % 22.6 (10th) 21.7 (14th)
Penalty Kill % 69.0 (32nd) 79.5 (17th)
Penalty Min./Game 9:01 (20th) 7:18 (1st)
*Rankings are accurate as of 12:00pm PT on March 20, 2023
LAST GAME PLAYED – MAR. 19/23: VAN 2 at ANA 1
J.T. Miller opened the scoring 9:05 into the first period…Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes picked up the assists…Pettersson doubled the Canucks lead just 1:31 into the second with his fourth power play goal of the season…Hughes and Miller were credited with assists…Anthony Beauvillier led the team with five shots on goal…Noah Juulsen registered a game-high five hits…Collin Delia made 17 saves.
LAST 5 vs VEGAS
• Nov. 26/22: VAN 5 @ VGK 1
• Nov. 21/22: VAN 4 vs VGK 5
• Apr. 12/22: VAN 5 vs VGK 4 (OT)
• Apr. 6/22: VAN 5 @ VGK 1
• Apr. 3/22: VAN 2 vs VGK 3 (OT)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Ethan Bear activated from injured reserve, Mar. 18
• Aidan McDonough signed to a two-year entry level contract, Mar. 13
• Phillip Di Giuseppe signed to a two-year contract extension, Mar. 12
