The Vegas Golden Knights didn’t give the Florida Panthers a chance to get back in the Stanley Cup Finals series. Golden Knights took care of the business in a dominant fashion, beating the Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 and lifting the first Stanley Cup in franchise history.

What’s impressive is that the Golden Knights became NHL champions in their sixth year of existence. This was their second Stanley Cup Finals appearance, having also reached it during the franchise’s inaugural season in 2017-18.

Winning the Stanley Cup is a fitting end to an impressive campaign that the Golden Knights put on throughout the season. The Vegas team finished first in the Western Conference and then breezed through the playoffs before facing Panthers.

Many believed the Panthers would give Golden Knights a run for their money, but that didn’t turn out to be the case. Instead, the Golden Knights got all of their four wins in a blowout fashion, and the only loss they had was in overtime.

Vegas’ veteran forward Jonathan Marchessault ended up capturing the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup finals. Marchessault finished the postseason with the most goals (13) while being second in points (25). The 32-year-old player is just one of six players on the current Golden Knights’ roster that played in the first season.

“It’s one of those things you work all your life for, and right now, with what we accomplished with that team, I couldn’t be more proud of our team,” Marchessault said after the game. “We’ve battled through all year, and I’m so happy for them right now.”

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All-Star defenseman Shea Weber is on the move again. The Vegas Golden Knights have traded the veteran to Arizona Coyotes in exchange for defenseman Dysin Mayo.

As part of the deal, the Golden Knights will also send a 2023 fifth-round pick to Arizona.

Considering that Weber hasn’t played an NHL game since 2021 and is on the long-term injury reserve, the move was essentially motivated by Las Vegas’ desire to offload his contract. The 37-year-old has a deal that runs through the 2025-26 NHL season and is set to earn $3 million annually. His cap hit, however, is actually a lot bigger and comes at $7.85 million.

The Golden Knights will now enter the offseason with a clearer salary cap situation that will allow them to make more moves in an attempt to challenge for the Stanley Cup again. They are not expected to have Mayo, who had zero points in 15 games with the Coyotes this season, on their roster. Instead, the 25-year-old is heading to AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights.

Weber missed the entire 2021-22 season dealing with multiple serious injuries. It is unclear whether he will play hockey again, but that didn’t stop the Coyotes from taking on his contract. They picked up draft assets while also staying above the NHL salary cap floor of $61 million.

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Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone will be sidelined for an undisclosed period after undergoing back surgery, the team announced on Wednesday.

Stone’s surgery comes after the left winger was injured on January 12 within four minutes of the 4-2 win over the visiting Florida Panthers. Shortly after Stone began his rehabilitation, it was determined that the player would require surgery. This is the second time in the space of a year that the Golden Knights captain has required back surgery, having undergone a lumbar discectomy in May.

With Stone no longer available for the playoffs, Las Vegas remains in a strong position, having gone 17-7-1 including a nine-game winning streak in November. Along with new coach Bruce Cassidy’s tactics, the Golden Knights have also vastly improved thanks to the standout performance by rookie-turned-All-Star Logan Thompson.

The Golden Knights’ recent form has declined, however, with the team going 2-6-2 in their previous 10 outings. Currently, the team sits in third place in the Pacific Division, currently holding onto the first of two Western Conference wild-card spots.

Prior to his injury, Stone had enjoyed an impressive season, scoring 38 points (17 goals and 21 assists) to put himself second in the team’s rankings.

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The Las Vegas Golden Knights defenceman Alex Pietrangelo has confirmed that he will be unavailable for an indefinite period due to an illness in his family, the team announced on Wednesday. Pietrangelo, who has already missed four games as a result of this issue, was moved to the Golden Knights’ non-roster list.

“The Vegas Golden Knights wholeheartedly support Alex and the Pietrangelos and ask that the family’s privacy be respected at this time,” the team’s statement on the matter read. Currently, there is no timeline for the defenceman’s return to the team.

Speaking at a news conference Wednesday, Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy emphasized his support for Pietrangelos, stating that he believes in the player and trusts that the defenceman will return to action when he is ready to do so. So far this season, Pietrangelos has played in 23 games, scoring three goals and 21 points.

Pietrangelos previously stepped back from the sport in 2018 when his niece was diagnosed with a Wilms’ tumor, which is a rare kidney cancer primarily found in children, from which she ultimately recovered.

In Pietragelos’ absence, the Golden Knights will look toward Shea Theodore, Alec Martinez, and Brayden McNabb to fill his shoes.

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The seven-time All-Star defenseman Shea Weber is unlikely to play in the NHL again. However, that didn’t stop the Montreal Canadiens from trading him to the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.

In reality, the Golden Knights actually acquired Weber’s contract and have no expectation that the 36-year-old will even suit up for them. As part of the deal, Vegas sent forward Evgenii Dadonov to Montreal.

Weber has been with the Canadiens since 2016 and has served as the team’s captain since 2018. He didn’t play at all during the 2021–22 season due to various injuries and hinted several times that his career was likely over. Montreal placed him on the long-term injured reserve list as a result.

In a statement that followed the news, the Canadiens’ general manager Kent Hughes thanked Weber for “all that he has done for and represented to the Montreal Canadiens.”

“Not only was Shea an exceptional hockey player who played through significant injuries in an attempt to bring the Stanley Cup back to Montreal, but he was also a great leader whose leadership will have a positive impact on our team well beyond his time with us,” Hughes added.

The Golden Knights’ motivation for the deal was to get some badly needed salary-cap relief. This is possible due to relief provided to the teams with players on the long-term injury list.

The Canadiens, on the other hand, get some depth in the forward position with Dadonov. The 33-year-old wrapped up the past season with 20 goals and 23 assists.

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Jack Eichel’s time with the Buffalo Sabres is officially over. The Sabres announced on Thursday that they have traded the star center to the Vegas Golden Knights.

According to the announcement, Buffalo received forwards Peyton Krebs and Alex Tuch alongside draft compensation in return. They get a top-10 protected 2022 first-rounder and a 2023 second-round selection while sending a 2023 third-rounder to Vegas as part of the deal. If Vegas’ first-round pick next year falls in the top 10, the Sabres will receive an unprotected first-rounder in 2023.

Eichel isn’t expected to play for the Golden Knights anytime soon, considering he needs to have surgery in order to repair a herniated disk in his neck. He is expected to have a disk replacement procedure in the following days and is looking at three months recovery period before he can be cleared for contact.

This surgery was the main reason why the relationship between the Sabres and Jack Eichel deteriorated to the point that they needed to part ways. The organization wanted Eichel to get fusion surgery, which is the common procedure in herniated disk injuries. The player, on the other hand, wanted disk replacement, although this was never performed on an NHL player before. After two sides couldn’t agree on the next step, Eichel asked to be traded.

Eichel played 375 games for the Sabres since making his NHL debut during the 2015/16 season. He scored 139 goals and dished 216 assists for a total of 355 points, and has three All-Star nods.

Krebs, the Golden Knights first round pick in 2019, played 13 career games in NHL and has one assist to his name. Tuch, who spent four seasons with Vegas, played 249 games with the franchise and contributed with 139 points.

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The Las Vegas Golden Knights currently find themselves dealing with an injury crisis, as captain Mark Stone and forward Max Pacioretty are the latest to be ruled unavailable for the team’s clash with the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday. Both players were injured during the Golden Knights’ 6-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings last Thursday.

Stone, who is reported to have suffered a “lower-body injury”, is being monitored on a day-to-day basis, with his return date currently unknown. Pacioretty, on the other hand, is week-to-week, having suffered a broken foot during Friday’s loss.

Both losses have had a major impact on the Golden Knights going into their next game. While Stone has been a crucial leader for the Golden Knights, Pacioretty was the team’s leading scorer last season with 21 points.

These injuries are in addition to that of forward Alex Tuch, who is expected to remain unavailable until late February after undergoing surgery in July.

Rookies Jake Leschyshyn and Jonas Rondbjerg were placed in the team during the clash with the Kings, both making their professional NHL debuts.

Currently, the Golden Knights find themselves in seventh place in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference, with only the Calgary Flames below them.

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Vegas Golden Knights are the first team to advance to the second round of Stanley Cup playoffs. Golden Knights clinched their spot after a 4-3 comeback win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday in Game 5 of the series.

Entering the game on the brink of elimination, Blackhawks put up a good fight and got an early two-goal lead in the first period thanks to Jonathan Toews and Alex DeBrincat. However, Vegas managed to get back into the game by scoring in the final minute of the first and opening minute of the second period.

Chicago didn’t give up and got to a lead once again with Patrick Kane’s goal, who scored 04:02 into the second third. Golden Knights rallied once again and erased the deficit before the end of the period via Alec Martinez.

Vegas showed better composure in the third, getting ahead early on with score from Alex Tuch and keeping the advantage for the rest of the game.

”We were glad to get it over with tonight because they weren’t going away quietly,” said Vegas’ head coach Peter DeBoer. ”They made us earn it. It was a hard, fought hockey game. We got in that hole early, and I just like how we’ve responded to adversity when it’s appeared during this playoff.”

Vegas Golden Knights will play the lowest-seeded team in the second round.

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Vegas Golden Knights announced on Thursday that they have signed their 2017’s fifth-round pick Jack Dugan for 2020/21 season. Dugan, who was NCAA’s points leader last season, inked a two-year, entry-level deal.

 Dugan played 34 games with Providence College this past season, scoring 10 goals and 42 assists for a total of 52 points. He earned the Hockey East First All-Star Team selection and AHCA First All-American Team honors.

Speaking with the team’s official website, Golden Knights’ general manager Kelly McCrimmon said that the organization thought highly of Dugan from the moment they drafted him.

“We have considered Jack to be a great prospect right from the time we drafted him,” McCrimmon said. “This contract gives him an opportunity to turn pro with our organization.”

Dugan, on the other hand, is excited to get a chance to play in the best hockey league in the world.

“It’s an amazing feeling,” said Dugan. “Obviously I think that any player in my position, anyone that’s played hockey growing up has dreamed of playing in the NHL, so it might be a little cliche, but it truly is a dream come true and I couldn’t be happier.”

Unfortunately for Vegas, Jack Dugan won’t be at the team’s disposal for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, he will join the team regardless and is likely to play during scrimmage games.

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Vegas Golden Knights have managed to win the Alec Martinez sweepstakes and strike a deal with Los Angeles Kings for the in-demand defenseman. The team officially announced the acquisition of Martinez on Wednesday.

According to Golden Knights’ press release, the team sent two second-round picks to Los Angeles in order to get Martinez. Kings will receive Vegas’ pick in 2020 and another in 2021 via St. Louis Blues.

Martinez emerged as one of the most sought-after defensemen prior to the trade deadline, with several teams making advances for the player. He played 41 games this season, contributing with one goal and seven assists.

“We get a guy with real good leadership ability. Very versatile in that he plays left defense and right defense equally well. Excellent penalty-killing defenseman. Good in transition, and a player that we really feel is going to improve our team and have a significant impact on our group,” said Golden Knights’ general manager Kelly McCrimmon.

Alec Martinez spent his entire NHL career with Los Angeles Kings, helping the team to two Stanley Cups and becoming a fan favorite in the process. However, following the team’s poor run in recent two seasons, Kings decided to move him to get the most value as they gear up for the rebuild.

Vegas Golden Knights, on the other hand, are trying to strengthen their roster for another playoff run. With the addition of Martinez, they get a player who can immediately contribute and provide a valuable postseason experience.

Martinez played a total of 597 NHL games, contributing with 62 goals and 136 assists for a total of 198 points. He was also part of the United States’ national team that won bronze at 2018’s Ice Hockey World Championship.

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The Vegas Golden Knights didn’t give the Florida Panthers a chance to get back in the Stanley Cup Finals series. Golden Knights took care of the business in a dominant fashion, beating the Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 and lifting the first Stanley Cup in franchise history.

What’s impressive is that the Golden Knights became NHL champions in their sixth year of existence. This was their second Stanley Cup Finals appearance, having also reached it during the franchise’s inaugural season in 2017-18.

Winning the Stanley Cup is a fitting end to an impressive campaign that the Golden Knights put on throughout the season. The Vegas team finished first in the Western Conference and then breezed through the playoffs before facing Panthers.

Many believed the Panthers would give Golden Knights a run for their money, but that didn’t turn out to be the case. Instead, the Golden Knights got all of their four wins in a blowout fashion, and the only loss they had was in overtime.

Vegas’ veteran forward Jonathan Marchessault ended up capturing the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup finals. Marchessault finished the postseason with the most goals (13) while being second in points (25). The 32-year-old player is just one of six players on the current Golden Knights’ roster that played in the first season.

“It’s one of those things you work all your life for, and right now, with what we accomplished with that team, I couldn’t be more proud of our team,” Marchessault said after the game. “We’ve battled through all year, and I’m so happy for them right now.”

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All-Star defenseman Shea Weber is on the move again. The Vegas Golden Knights have traded the veteran to Arizona Coyotes in exchange for defenseman Dysin Mayo.

As part of the deal, the Golden Knights will also send a 2023 fifth-round pick to Arizona.

Considering that Weber hasn’t played an NHL game since 2021 and is on the long-term injury reserve, the move was essentially motivated by Las Vegas’ desire to offload his contract. The 37-year-old has a deal that runs through the 2025-26 NHL season and is set to earn $3 million annually. His cap hit, however, is actually a lot bigger and comes at $7.85 million.

The Golden Knights will now enter the offseason with a clearer salary cap situation that will allow them to make more moves in an attempt to challenge for the Stanley Cup again. They are not expected to have Mayo, who had zero points in 15 games with the Coyotes this season, on their roster. Instead, the 25-year-old is heading to AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights.

Weber missed the entire 2021-22 season dealing with multiple serious injuries. It is unclear whether he will play hockey again, but that didn’t stop the Coyotes from taking on his contract. They picked up draft assets while also staying above the NHL salary cap floor of $61 million.

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Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone will be sidelined for an undisclosed period after undergoing back surgery, the team announced on Wednesday.

Stone’s surgery comes after the left winger was injured on January 12 within four minutes of the 4-2 win over the visiting Florida Panthers. Shortly after Stone began his rehabilitation, it was determined that the player would require surgery. This is the second time in the space of a year that the Golden Knights captain has required back surgery, having undergone a lumbar discectomy in May.

With Stone no longer available for the playoffs, Las Vegas remains in a strong position, having gone 17-7-1 including a nine-game winning streak in November. Along with new coach Bruce Cassidy’s tactics, the Golden Knights have also vastly improved thanks to the standout performance by rookie-turned-All-Star Logan Thompson.

The Golden Knights’ recent form has declined, however, with the team going 2-6-2 in their previous 10 outings. Currently, the team sits in third place in the Pacific Division, currently holding onto the first of two Western Conference wild-card spots.

Prior to his injury, Stone had enjoyed an impressive season, scoring 38 points (17 goals and 21 assists) to put himself second in the team’s rankings.

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The Las Vegas Golden Knights defenceman Alex Pietrangelo has confirmed that he will be unavailable for an indefinite period due to an illness in his family, the team announced on Wednesday. Pietrangelo, who has already missed four games as a result of this issue, was moved to the Golden Knights’ non-roster list.

“The Vegas Golden Knights wholeheartedly support Alex and the Pietrangelos and ask that the family’s privacy be respected at this time,” the team’s statement on the matter read. Currently, there is no timeline for the defenceman’s return to the team.

Speaking at a news conference Wednesday, Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy emphasized his support for Pietrangelos, stating that he believes in the player and trusts that the defenceman will return to action when he is ready to do so. So far this season, Pietrangelos has played in 23 games, scoring three goals and 21 points.

Pietrangelos previously stepped back from the sport in 2018 when his niece was diagnosed with a Wilms’ tumor, which is a rare kidney cancer primarily found in children, from which she ultimately recovered.

In Pietragelos’ absence, the Golden Knights will look toward Shea Theodore, Alec Martinez, and Brayden McNabb to fill his shoes.

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The seven-time All-Star defenseman Shea Weber is unlikely to play in the NHL again. However, that didn’t stop the Montreal Canadiens from trading him to the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.

In reality, the Golden Knights actually acquired Weber’s contract and have no expectation that the 36-year-old will even suit up for them. As part of the deal, Vegas sent forward Evgenii Dadonov to Montreal.

Weber has been with the Canadiens since 2016 and has served as the team’s captain since 2018. He didn’t play at all during the 2021–22 season due to various injuries and hinted several times that his career was likely over. Montreal placed him on the long-term injured reserve list as a result.

In a statement that followed the news, the Canadiens’ general manager Kent Hughes thanked Weber for “all that he has done for and represented to the Montreal Canadiens.”

“Not only was Shea an exceptional hockey player who played through significant injuries in an attempt to bring the Stanley Cup back to Montreal, but he was also a great leader whose leadership will have a positive impact on our team well beyond his time with us,” Hughes added.

The Golden Knights’ motivation for the deal was to get some badly needed salary-cap relief. This is possible due to relief provided to the teams with players on the long-term injury list.

The Canadiens, on the other hand, get some depth in the forward position with Dadonov. The 33-year-old wrapped up the past season with 20 goals and 23 assists.

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Jack Eichel’s time with the Buffalo Sabres is officially over. The Sabres announced on Thursday that they have traded the star center to the Vegas Golden Knights.

According to the announcement, Buffalo received forwards Peyton Krebs and Alex Tuch alongside draft compensation in return. They get a top-10 protected 2022 first-rounder and a 2023 second-round selection while sending a 2023 third-rounder to Vegas as part of the deal. If Vegas’ first-round pick next year falls in the top 10, the Sabres will receive an unprotected first-rounder in 2023.

Eichel isn’t expected to play for the Golden Knights anytime soon, considering he needs to have surgery in order to repair a herniated disk in his neck. He is expected to have a disk replacement procedure in the following days and is looking at three months recovery period before he can be cleared for contact.

This surgery was the main reason why the relationship between the Sabres and Jack Eichel deteriorated to the point that they needed to part ways. The organization wanted Eichel to get fusion surgery, which is the common procedure in herniated disk injuries. The player, on the other hand, wanted disk replacement, although this was never performed on an NHL player before. After two sides couldn’t agree on the next step, Eichel asked to be traded.

Eichel played 375 games for the Sabres since making his NHL debut during the 2015/16 season. He scored 139 goals and dished 216 assists for a total of 355 points, and has three All-Star nods.

Krebs, the Golden Knights first round pick in 2019, played 13 career games in NHL and has one assist to his name. Tuch, who spent four seasons with Vegas, played 249 games with the franchise and contributed with 139 points.

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The Las Vegas Golden Knights currently find themselves dealing with an injury crisis, as captain Mark Stone and forward Max Pacioretty are the latest to be ruled unavailable for the team’s clash with the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday. Both players were injured during the Golden Knights’ 6-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings last Thursday.

Stone, who is reported to have suffered a “lower-body injury”, is being monitored on a day-to-day basis, with his return date currently unknown. Pacioretty, on the other hand, is week-to-week, having suffered a broken foot during Friday’s loss.

Both losses have had a major impact on the Golden Knights going into their next game. While Stone has been a crucial leader for the Golden Knights, Pacioretty was the team’s leading scorer last season with 21 points.

These injuries are in addition to that of forward Alex Tuch, who is expected to remain unavailable until late February after undergoing surgery in July.

Rookies Jake Leschyshyn and Jonas Rondbjerg were placed in the team during the clash with the Kings, both making their professional NHL debuts.

Currently, the Golden Knights find themselves in seventh place in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference, with only the Calgary Flames below them.

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Vegas Golden Knights are the first team to advance to the second round of Stanley Cup playoffs. Golden Knights clinched their spot after a 4-3 comeback win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday in Game 5 of the series.

Entering the game on the brink of elimination, Blackhawks put up a good fight and got an early two-goal lead in the first period thanks to Jonathan Toews and Alex DeBrincat. However, Vegas managed to get back into the game by scoring in the final minute of the first and opening minute of the second period.

Chicago didn’t give up and got to a lead once again with Patrick Kane’s goal, who scored 04:02 into the second third. Golden Knights rallied once again and erased the deficit before the end of the period via Alec Martinez.

Vegas showed better composure in the third, getting ahead early on with score from Alex Tuch and keeping the advantage for the rest of the game.

”We were glad to get it over with tonight because they weren’t going away quietly,” said Vegas’ head coach Peter DeBoer. ”They made us earn it. It was a hard, fought hockey game. We got in that hole early, and I just like how we’ve responded to adversity when it’s appeared during this playoff.”

Vegas Golden Knights will play the lowest-seeded team in the second round.

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Vegas Golden Knights announced on Thursday that they have signed their 2017’s fifth-round pick Jack Dugan for 2020/21 season. Dugan, who was NCAA’s points leader last season, inked a two-year, entry-level deal.

 Dugan played 34 games with Providence College this past season, scoring 10 goals and 42 assists for a total of 52 points. He earned the Hockey East First All-Star Team selection and AHCA First All-American Team honors.

Speaking with the team’s official website, Golden Knights’ general manager Kelly McCrimmon said that the organization thought highly of Dugan from the moment they drafted him.

“We have considered Jack to be a great prospect right from the time we drafted him,” McCrimmon said. “This contract gives him an opportunity to turn pro with our organization.”

Dugan, on the other hand, is excited to get a chance to play in the best hockey league in the world.

“It’s an amazing feeling,” said Dugan. “Obviously I think that any player in my position, anyone that’s played hockey growing up has dreamed of playing in the NHL, so it might be a little cliche, but it truly is a dream come true and I couldn’t be happier.”

Unfortunately for Vegas, Jack Dugan won’t be at the team’s disposal for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, he will join the team regardless and is likely to play during scrimmage games.

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Vegas Golden Knights have managed to win the Alec Martinez sweepstakes and strike a deal with Los Angeles Kings for the in-demand defenseman. The team officially announced the acquisition of Martinez on Wednesday.

According to Golden Knights’ press release, the team sent two second-round picks to Los Angeles in order to get Martinez. Kings will receive Vegas’ pick in 2020 and another in 2021 via St. Louis Blues.

Martinez emerged as one of the most sought-after defensemen prior to the trade deadline, with several teams making advances for the player. He played 41 games this season, contributing with one goal and seven assists.

“We get a guy with real good leadership ability. Very versatile in that he plays left defense and right defense equally well. Excellent penalty-killing defenseman. Good in transition, and a player that we really feel is going to improve our team and have a significant impact on our group,” said Golden Knights’ general manager Kelly McCrimmon.

Alec Martinez spent his entire NHL career with Los Angeles Kings, helping the team to two Stanley Cups and becoming a fan favorite in the process. However, following the team’s poor run in recent two seasons, Kings decided to move him to get the most value as they gear up for the rebuild.

Vegas Golden Knights, on the other hand, are trying to strengthen their roster for another playoff run. With the addition of Martinez, they get a player who can immediately contribute and provide a valuable postseason experience.

Martinez played a total of 597 NHL games, contributing with 62 goals and 136 assists for a total of 198 points. He was also part of the United States’ national team that won bronze at 2018’s Ice Hockey World Championship.

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