The Golden Knights continue their homestand and play the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. Even though they lost to the Edmonton Oilers in their last game on Tuesday, the Golden Knights, with help from other teams, clinched their seventh Stanley Cup playoff appearance in the last eight seasons. Vegas becomes the fourth team in NHL history to achieve that mark.
Since the Four Nations resumption, the Golden Knights at home have won eight and lost two, with those two losses being against the Kings back on the 9th of March and the Oilers beating them last time out on Tuesday.
Head Coach Bruce Cassidy, after the loss on Tuesday, said that even though the team had a good first period, the second frame proved costly for the Golden Knights.
He also mentioned the team's drive to wanting more than what is just a playoff appearance, stating that they're happy they're in but that it is not their ultimate goal, nor should it be.
🎥 Cassidy on clinching: This team is, to me, a playoff team and should be in the playoffs. We're going to be happy we're in, but that's not our ultimate goal, nor should it be. pic.twitter.com/Wof9DF1Gqa
— x-Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) April 2, 2025
Opponent's last game
Winnipeg lost to the Los Angeles Kings in their last game, 4-1. Jets center Cole Perfetti scored the lone goal for the Jets on Tuesday night.
Jets come into Tuesday's game leading both the NHL and the Western conference with the best record at 51-20-4.
Kyle Conner leads the Jets with 38 goals and 52 assists. Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck leads the NHL in goals against average (2.02), save percentage (.924), and wins (43).
Western Conference Playoff Picture
Pacific Division:
x-Vegas Golden Knights – 45-21-8, 98 points
Los Angeles Kings – 42-23-9, 93 points
Edmonton Oilers – 43-26-5, 91 points
Central Division:x-Winnipeg Jets – 51-20-4, 106 points
x-Dallas Stars – 49-21-4, 102 points
Colorado Avalanche – 46-26-4, 96 points
Wild Card:
Minnesota Wild – 41-28-7, 89 points
St. Louis Blues – 41-28-7, 89 points
Calgary Flames – 35-28-12, 82 points
Vancouver Canucks – 34-27-13, 81 points
Utah Hockey Club – 34-29-12, 80 points
Anaheim Ducks – 33-33-8, 74 points
Key:
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched Western Conference
p-clinched President's Trophy
Knights Last Game
The Golden Knights fell to the Edmonton Oilers, 3-2, on Tuesday evening at T-Mobile Arena.
Nicolas Roy scored the only goal of the first period for the Golden Knights, making it 1-0 heading into the first intermission, but then Jake Walman, Leon Draisaitl, and Viktor Arvidsson each scored goals in the second period to give Edmonton a 3-1 lead. Pavel Dorofeyev tallied his team-leading 32nd goal in the final frame, however, it wasn’t nearly enough as the Oilers escaped Vegas for the 3-2 win.
Season Series
On Nov. 29 at T-Mobile Arena, Vegas came out with a 4-3 victory against the Winnipeg Jets. Brett Howden and Ivan Barbashev each scored two goals, and Pavel Dorofeyev and Jack Eichel each tallied two assists in the win in the first meeting. The teams met again in their second meeting on Dec. 12 at Canada Life Centre when the Golden Knights secured the 3-2 overtime win to take the season series over the Jets. Keegan Kolesar and Victor Olofsson scored a goal in the third period to send the game to overtime, where Barbashev recorded the game-winning goal to secure the victory for the Golden Knights.
How to Watch
TV: Vegas 34
Streaming: KnightTime+
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340 | Deportes Vegas 1460
Start Time: 7:00 PM PT, April 3, 2025.