Locked On Golden Knights - Daily Podcast On the Vegas Golden Knights

The Golden Knights dropped two games this weekend during the back to back.  VGK fell at Edmonton and Calgary in divisional games.  Sunday against the Oil VGK surrendered the first four goals but battled back with two power play goals and a Mitch Marner goal.  Marner scored three points in the game with two assists, but the Golden Knights couldn't come back from a four-goal deficit.  VGK lost Satur...

VGK heads out on the road for an important divisional back-to-back this weekend.  They travel to Calgary then Edmonton on Saturday and Sunday. The Flames and Oilers are both hot teams.  VGK could be without two stalwarts Jack Eichel and Shea Theodore.  Eichel has been said to be ill, but Bruce Cassidy's comments in Wednesday's post game presser have led us to believe otherwise. Eichel also missed...

The Golden Knights suffered their 10th loss of the season in extra time last night, as they were defeated in a shootout.  Jesper Bratt tallied the only shootout goal.  Mitch Marner found the back of the net on VGK's final shootout attempt, but it was deemed he had a double hit of the puck.  The Golden Knights are now 4-0-10 in extra time outcomes.  Pavel Dorofeyev scored his ninth power play goal...

VGK is edging closer to a 60-minute effort, but pockets of inconsistency and improvements are still needed according to Bruce Cassidy. VGK plays the struggling Devils tonight before heading on the road. We preview tonight's contest. Mark Stone's candidacy for Team Canada is being actively campaigned for by the Golden Knights PR team.  And, we have our Locks, Predictions and Chance for the matchup...

Could Adin Hill's future with VGK be in jeopardy?  Since he has been out, both Carter Hart and Akira Schmid have taken over the net.  Hill could be trade bait over the next few months.  He hasn't played since mid October. We update the current injuries for the Golden Knights as Jeremy Lauzon returns to the ice in a non-contact jersey.  We could see him play this week.  And, Trevor Connelly has bee...

The Golden Knights had a successful road trip to say the least, as they collected nine of ten points going 4-0-1.  VGK rounded out the trip Saturday with 3-2 win at Columbus.  Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb scored his first goal of the season to give VGK the win.  Mitch Marner had three assists in the game bringing his road trip total to seven points.  The Golden Knights collected nine o...

The Golden Knights were beneficiaries of a huge turnover in overtime as Travis Koneckny fanned while attempting to clear the puck and Jack Eichel picked it up and waited for Mark Stone to crash the net before sending a dime across the crease for the Captain to bury.  VGK also had a Stone power play and a Zach Whitecloud goal in the contest.  The Golden Knights 3-2 victory gave them seven points on...

Will Carter Hart face his former team amid controversy and ESPN hype?  VGK meets an improved Flyers team tonight in Philadelphia.  As of press time we aren't sure if Carter Hart will get the start between the pipes against his former team.  He has missed 22 months of action due to his legal issues and signed with VGK when his league-mandated suspension was over. The Flyers are playing solid defens...

VGK blew a 2-0 lead in the first period and had to rally late to force overtime. But the Golden Knights fell in a shootout in four rounds, as two players failed to even put the puck on net.  The poor performance in shootouts remains a concern as VGK dropped its ninth overtime/shootout game of the season.  Pavel Dorofeyev scored his first goal in ten games late in the contest to force the extra per...

The Golden Knights might be facing their most difficult task of the road trip tonight as they face the Islanders - a team that beat the Lightning twice and handed Colorado just its second regulation loss in 29 games.  VGK is looking to extend its win streak to five games and stay undefeated on this road trip.  The VGK oppose hot goalie Ilya Sorokin, who was named the NHL's First Star of the Week....

After taking a 1-nothing lead through the first period on former Ranger Brett Howden’s goal, VGK saw New York put 17 shots on goal in the second period.  Luckily, Carter Hartand the Golden Knights did weather the storm.  The Rangers scored twice to take a 2-1 lead.  VGK tied the game late in the third period Thomas Hertl scored his 13th goal with just 52 seconds to go. Eichel's goal came with just...

VGK rides a two-game win streak into the Prudential Center in Newark Friday night, against the Devils, who have dropped three straight.  VGK's goalie situation remains unsettled as Jesper Vykman was called up early Friday morning.  The Golden Knights then travel to New York to meet the Rangers Sunday. Each opponent is missing a key cog - the Devils are without Jack Hughes, the Rangers are playing...

Mitch Marner has been lining up on the second line lately as the left wing.  Maybe one of the reasons why he doesn't seem comfortable is because he is a right-handed shooter playing out of position. He is comfortable at the point on the power play unit, but as we've pointed out, he's moved around and still hasn't found his footing.  But Marner still is scoring at nearly a point per game clip. Marn...

Bruce Cassidy finally called on Shea Theodore in the fourth round of the shootout vs Chicago Tuesday night.  Theo responded with the game-winner and improved to 9-20 on the shootout in his career.  Chris was critical of Cassidy not using Theodore in the shootout loss to the Senators a week ago.  The win lifted VGK to its first OT/SO victory in eight chances.  Tuesday also marked the first appearan...

Bruce Cassidy would not say who will start in net for VGK Tuesday night against the Blackhawks. Both Carter Hart, who is eligible to play following his suspension, and Akira Schmid were on the ice at Monday's practice.  The Golden Knights are looking to close out the homestand with a win before they hit the road. Meanwhile Bruce Cassidy rotated Brendan Saad and Reilly Smith on the third line Monda...

Carter Hart has been called up to VGK.  His suspension is over, and there have been reports that he will start in net vs the Blackhawks Tuesday night. Hart has been playing in AHL Henderson until his suspension was lifted.  He had a 3.07 goals against average and a .839 save percentage.   We also discuss Bruce Cassidy scratching two regulars Saturday night: Brandon Saad and Reilly Smith.  We recap...

The Golden Knights dropped their eighth overtime decision to the Ottawa Senators 4-3, this time in a shootout.  Pavel Dorofeyev, Jack Eichel and Mitch Marner were all blanked in the shootout period.  Shane Pinto scored the only shootout goal.   The game marked the return of Mark Stone.  He had some big hits and scored the equalizer in the third period.  VGK got off to a poor start again and droppe...

Ottawa, the only Canadian team in playoff contention at American Thanksgiving, visits the Fortress tonight.  VGK tries to get back on track after going 1-2-2 in its last five home games.  Ottawa is a team that is 2-1 on its current road trip.  There is a chance that Brady Tkachuk could be in the lineup for the first time since October, as he has been skating on the road swing.  VGK needs to make s...

The Mammoth’s Logan Cooley scored four straight goals on a five point night as Utah defeats the Golden Knights 5-to-1.  Cooley had two empty net goals as VGK lost board battles.  Bruce Cassidy said VGK is not a good starting team and Utah is.  The Mammoth scored twice, including Cooley's first goal in the opening period.  Cassidy said VGK responded well in the second period, but all they had to sh...

VGK fell in overtime 4-3 to the Anaheim Ducks Saturday night at the Pond.  It was a Mitch Marner turnover in front of his own net that gifted the Ducks Cutter Gauthier with the game winner.  The loss in O-T dropped VGK to 1-7 in the extra period and the Golden Knights have lost six straight overtime games.  VGK gave up leads of 2-0 and 3-2.  For the first time this season an opponent had more than...

The Golden Knights points streak reached five games as they took down the Utah Mammoth in SLC last night 4-1.  Jack Eichel broke out of his slump with two goals and an assist in the contest.  Braeden Bowman and Ben Hutton also added goals.  Akira Schmid stopped 25 of 26 shots on net.  We preview VGK-Ducks for Saturday night and we have a 10-game check-in.  Plus our WTF segment. Hosted by Simplecas...

The Golden Knights will face the slumping Mammoth in SLC twice in the next three games.  Utah has lost the past three games in overtime all by identical 3-2 scores. Utah had a seven game win streak at one point, but have gone 2-8 since.  The key is to keep the Mammoth under three goals. The are 1-7 when they score two or fewer goals. VGK will try to continue its power play scoring spree with 5 goa...

The Golden Knights hung on to defeat the NY Rangers 3-2.  It halted a Rangers road six-game win streak and put an end to a VGK four-game home ice losing streak for the VGK.   Braeden Bowman, Ben Hutton and Shea Thedore scored goals.  Two defensemen scored and there were two power play goals for VGK.  We talk about the VGK power play clicking again with five goals on the man-advantage in the last t...

VGK comes off a three-point road swing in St. Louis and Minnesota.  The Golden Knights come home for a game vs the New York Rangers, a team that is tied for the NHL lead with road wins at 9.  VGK was able to get complimentary scoring on the road. Will they see some carryover tonight against a well-balanced Rangers lineup. VGK's Mitch Marner became the first player in franchise history to reach the...

The Golden Knights split a pair of games over the weekend but banked three points in the process.  VGK had an easy time disposing of the slumping Blues in St. Louis Saturday night 4-1.  Brandon Saad and Noah Hanifin each scored their first goal of the season.  And, Braeden Bowman scored his first NHL goal.  Sunday, the Golden Knights forced overtime on a Reilly Sith third period goal.  But VGK fel...