The Golden Knights face the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena, today is the 12th and final back-to-back game of the season. Vegas and Vancouver will play each other twice in 10 days to conclude the regular season series against one another.
Head Coach Bruce Cassidy brought up how the team performed better and returned to their style of play. And that the Golden Knights could capitalize on opportunities that led throughout Saturday's win. The Golden Knights must maintain that intensity and momentum as they continue their pursuit of being the Pacific Division champions.
Head-to-Head series
The Golden Knights have a 2-0-0 record against the Canucks so far this year with both victories coming at T-Mobile Arena. Both games ended up being 3-1 wins for the Golden Knights. Alex Pietrangelo, William Karlsson, and Brett Howden each notched a goal in the game on Dec. 19, and in the game that took place on Feb. 22, Ivan Barbashev opened the scoring with the 1,000th VGK goal in franchise history at T-Mobile Arena, while Brandon Saad and Tomas Hertl also scored in the win. Saad scored just 18 seconds into the third period to mark the fastest start to a period for Vegas this campaign.
Western Conference Playoff Picture
Pacific Division: x-Vegas Golden Knights – 46-22-8, 100 points
x-Los Angeles Kings – 44-23-9, 97 points
Edmonton Oilers – 44-27-5, 93 points
Central Division:
x-Winnipeg Jets – 52-21-4, 108 points
x-Dallas Stars – 50-22-4, 104 points
x-Colorado Avalanche – 47-27-4, 98 points
Wild Card:
St. Louis Blues – 43-28-7, 93 points
Minnesota Wild – 41-29-7, 89 points
Calgary Flames – 36-27-13, 85 points
Vancouver Canucks – 35-28-13, 83 points
Utah Hockey Club – 35-30-12, 82 points
Key:
X-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched Western Conference
p-clinched President's Trophy
Knights Last Game
The Vegas Golden Knights began their three-game road trip with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night at Scotiabank Saddledome. Pavel Dorofeyev scored the opening goal to bring his season total to 33, followed by Reilly Smith with his first of the night to give Vegas a 2-0 lead. Shea Theodore assisted all three goals, including Smith's second goal after Calgary sent it into overtime.
Team Comparison
In their last 10 games, the Canucks are 4-6-0, while Vegas is 6-3-1.
Vancouver is 16-14-7 at home, and the Golden Knights on the road this year are 19-13-5
Canucks are the 21st in the NHL averaging 2.84 goals per game, the Golden Knights are 6th in the NHL averaging 3.34 goals per game this season.
How to Watch
TV: ESPN
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340
Pregame Show: Vegas 34, KnightTime+ at 6:30 p.m. Puck Drop: 7:00 p.m. PT