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The Golden Knights can close out the series against the Ducks Thursday night by winning in Anaheim.  Brayden McNabb's interference/game misconduct penalty resulted in a one-game suspension by Player Safety. We are not sure of the status of Mark Stone or Jeremy Lauzon, so VGK could be short three key starters in the elimination game. We talk about key adjustments for the both teams in Game 6.  If V...

Pavel Dorofeyev's overtime heroics gave the Golden Knights a 3-2 win and a 3-2 series advantage.  He was set up by Jack Eichel on a shot off Lucas Dostal's right pad and was cleaned up by Dorofeyev for the GWG.  It was Dorofeyev's second goal of the game.  Tomas Hertl also scored a goal for the second straight game. The Golden Knights can close out the Brayden McNabb's interference/game misconduct...

Are stall tactics in play with the Edmonton Oilers asking for permission to interview former head coach Bruce Cassidy?  According to a report from insider Frank Seravalli the Golden Knights are keeping the Oilers waiting.  Cassidy is still under contract with VGK for another year at $4.5 million.  The Golden Knights would have to give permission to any team that wants to interview the fired coach....

John Tortorella is concerned about his team spending too much time in the penalty box in this series.  He wants the group to be more disciplined in Game 5.  VGK was ranked second in penalties this season, but has been playing more aggressive since Torts arrival.  They also can be committing penalties due to the speed of Anaheim, as they try to deny entries, etc.  VGK also has to stop turning the p...

The Golden Knights stumbled on the road in 4-3 loss to Anaheim.  The Ducks tied the best-of-seven at 2 games apiece. VGK made a late push as Tomas Hertl scored a goal on the 6-on-5.  It was Hertl's first goal in 30 games. The Golden Knights also had goals from Brett Howden and Pavel Dorofeyev.  Minus Mark Stone, the Golden Knights gave up two goals on the power play.  We talk about the impact of t...

Mitch Marner's natural hat trick and four point game lifted the Golden Knights to a 6-2 win at the Pond in Anaheim in Game 3.  VGK takes a 2-1 series lead after a dominant Ducks performance in the first two games of the series.  Game 4 is set for Sunday in Anaheim.  The Golden Knights needed an early start and Shea Theodore potted the opening goal just a minute+ into the game.  VGK had a killer go...

The Golden Knights will aim to win at least one game this weekend in Anaheim against a team that has dominated the series in a variety of ways.  Although the series is tied at 1-1, the Ducks feel they have momentum heading back home. VGK wants to take back home ice advantage this weekend.  We have our adjustments and lineup changes could be in order, especially to sit an ineffective Keegan Kolesar...

VGK started Game 2 by shutting down the potent Ducks power play.  In the first period, the Golden Knights committed four straight penalties, including a Jack Eichel double-minor.  VGK killed off 1:38 of a Ducks 5 on 3 during that span.  But having to kill off that many penalties early on, might have taken VGK out of sync.  At one point the Golden Knights were outshot by the speedier Ducks 15-4.  M...

John Tortorella was short in his press avail Tuesday.  He said after reviewing tape of Game 1, he wasn't pleased with his teams effort.  He wouldn't say what areas concerned him, but Anaheim was the faster team and produced more high danger chances.  The Ducks defense was also better than VGK.  We have our adjustments for Game 2.  And our Locks, Props and Chance.  FANDUEL DISCLAIMER : 21+ in selec...

The Golden Knights scored the game-winning goal Monday on a contraversial no-call on an apparant icing with about 5-minutes remaing.  Ivan Barbashev rushed the net after icing was waived off and Pavel Dorofeyev found him in front for the game-winner.  The Ducks thought it was an obvious icing and stopped playing while Barbashev scored the game winner.  Brett Howden scored earlier and Mitch Marner...

The Golden Knights and Anaheim Ducks each have momentum coming into the second round series.  VGK disposed of Utah in six games, the Ducks took care of defending Western Conference champion-Edmonton in six games as well.  There are a lot of storylines heading into this series.  The first game is Monday at 7pm at the Fortress. Coaching, special teams, faceoffs and other intangibles are mentioned on...

Mitch Marner had three points on two goals and an assist, as VGK closed out the series vs. Utah 5-1 in the sixth game of the opening round.  It was Marner's insurance goal in the second period that gave VGK a 2-1 lead and propelled them to the win.  It came on a long shift for Utah.  The Golden Knights experience came through in the end and the defense built a wall around Carter Hart.  We discuss...

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Brett Howden scored his second shorthanded goal in as many games, this time in the second overtime period, as VGK walks off a 5-4 home win to take a 3-2 series lead over the Utah Mammoth.  Mitch Mar55ner had the helper on the game-winner as he won a battle in the corner, the puck squirted free and Howden produced the winning goal.  Howden's walk-off might have overshadowed a Pavel Dorofeyev hat tr...

VGK returns to home ice after pulling out a 5-4 victory in Utah Sunday on Shea Theodore's overtime goal.  The series is tied at two games apiece heading into the pivotal Game 5 showdown.  The Golden Knights will try to seize momentum from the Mammoth. John Tortorella said Tuesday that he is sticking to his gameplan and simplifying his approach.  We will see if Torts does anything with his lineup t...

VGK survived an epic overtime duel in SLC Monday night.  Shea Theodore scored the game-winner in the final minute of O-T to lift VGK 5-4 and tie the series at two games apiece.  Game 5 will be Wednesday in Las Vegas. VGK led 3-0 before the Mammoth waged a furious comeback.  Utah scored twice in a span of :29 to get back in the game in the second period. Clayton Keller gave the Mammoth the lead in...

The Golden Knights believe they can tie up the series against Utah on the road tonight.  It is a must-win if VGK wants to take the series back home at 2-2.  If not, they could face elimination on Wednesday. John Tortorella jumbled the power play units putting Eichel, Dorofeyev, Barbashev, Stone and Theodore on the top unit. He also made line changes with Dorofeyev moving to the top line for Mark S...

Our reaction to the Golden Knights Game 3 loss and whether they can recover being down 2 games to 1 in the series.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Utah Mammoth host their first-ever NHL playoff game tonight in Salt Lake City.  The series is tied at 1-1, but VGK has to realize it can't chase the game, especially early.  They need to try and take the crowd out of the game as much as possible at the Delta Center.  VGK has been going through its annual playoff drought and needs to get scoring from its Top Six especially.  We will see how VGK...

With the series tied at 1-1 VGK has to be concerned about its lack of production from its Top Six.  It is still early in the series, but the Golden Knights haven't completely dominated with its Top Six forward group.  A couple of weaknesses: Tomas Hertl has yet to score a goal and Pavel Dorofeyev, the club's leading scorer in the regular season, has yet to notch a point.  We also talk about ways V...

VGK lost on its home ice to the Mammoth Tuesday night 3-2 as Utah ties the series at one game apiece and heads north on the I-15 for games 3 & 4.  The winning goal was scored by Logan Cooley who put the puck past Carter Hart on a rebound late in the third period. It came off a shot by Dylan Guenther.  VGK was outshot in the game 29-21 and outhit 39-33.  Mark Stone and Ivan Barbashev scored VGK's g...

VGK is looking to get out to a 2-0 series lead against the Mammoth tonight and maintain home ice advantage.  Will we see the same hard-hitting that we saw in the opening game?  VGK, in uncharacteristic fashion, played a very physical game.  They outhit the Mammoth 52-to-30.  We are sure the tactics remain the same.  We discuss what we will see in the way of adjustments from each team.  And, we hav...

VGK outhit Utah 52-30 in last night's opening round game and those hits wore down the Mammoth in the Golden Knights 4-2 victory.  VGK had to rally from a goal down twice in the game. The Golden Knights scored three times in the final period for the win.  Mark Stone had the equalizer to knot the game up at 2-2.  Nic Dowd scored the game-winner on a deflection of a Noah Hanifin shot.  The Mammoth co...

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John Tortorella has stressed speed in his eight games behind the VGK bench.  He wants his team to continue to play with pace on both ends of the ice. The Utah Mammoth are the same way. The race up and down the ice too and have faster skaters overall than VGK.  That is one of the top areas of concern.  We discuss X factors including the bottom six.  Penalties and special teams become magnified this...