The Golden Knights begin a road trip up North, taking on the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Scattledome at 7 p.m. PT.
Vegas will be looking for a bounce-back as they got roughed up pretty heavily against the Winnipeg Jets at home when they lost 4-0. Mark Schiefele, Adam Lowry, Colin Miller, and Cole Perfetti each scored in the Jets' win over the Golden Knights.
Head Coach Bruce Cassidy focused on the team’s ability to analyze and regroup as a team, and strictly mentioned how the loss against Winnipeg wasn't a "one-off", and also talked about taking care of business against fellow divisional opponents. Golden Knights will need to do that on this road trip as the gap to the Kings in second in the division is closing in, and they should be wary about the threat of losing out on potential home-ice advantage and what it can bring you heading into the playoffs.
Western Conference Playoff Picture
Pacific Division:
x-Vegas Golden Knights – 45-22-8, 98 points
Los Angeles Kings – 43-23-9, 95 points
Edmonton Oilers – 44-26-5, 93 points
Central Division: x-Winnipeg Jets – 52-20-4, 108 points
x-Dallas Stars – 50-21-4, 104 points
x-Colorado Avalanche – 47-26-4, 98 points
Wild Card:
St. Louis Blues – 42-28-7, 91 points
Minnesota Wild – 41-29-7, 89 points
Calgary Flames – 36-27-12, 84 points
Vancouver Canucks – 34-28-13, 81 points
Utah Hockey Club – 34-30-12, 80 points
Key:
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched Western Conference
p-clinched President's Trophy
The opponents
The Flames have a record of 36-27-12 and 84 points. Calgary currently sits five points behind the Minnesota Wild (41-28-7, 89 points) for the second wild card position in the Western Conference. Their last game was a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night to begin a two-game homestand. The Flames have lost their last six games at Scotiabank Saddledome following a home win.
Nazem Kadri leads the team in scoring with 59 points (31G, 28A), and in second is Jonathan Huberdeau with 58 points (27G, 31A)
Series History
The Golden Knights have won both meetings this season against Calgary, with wins of scores of 5-0, back on the 28th of October, and then a 3-0 win, back on the 29th of December, 2024. Calgary has a record of 9-13-2 all-time against Vegas, and the last time they beat the Golden Knights was last season on March 14, 2024.
Pregame Notes
Vegas has a 15-4-1 record against the Pacific Division this season.
The Golden Knights will play its first game of its 12th back-to-back this season. Vegas is 6-4-1 in game one and 7-4-0 in game two of back-to-back games this season.
Jack Eichel is one goal away from his 100th goal as a Golden Knight.
How to Watch
TV: Vegas 34 (In-market viewers only)
Streaming: KnightTime+
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340