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Recap:  The Golden Knights kicked off the franchise’s 10th NHL season with a home opener against the Chicago Blackhawks. Vegas warmed up their offense by drawing a couple of early power plays. Two-time Golden Knight Victor Olofsson opened the scoring to give Vegas the first lead of the season. A few shifts later, rookie Trevor Connelly scored his first career NHL goal to hand Vegas a 2-0 edge.

Chicago climbed within one deep into the middle period. Minutes later, Jack Eichel scored to give Vegas a 3-1 advantage. Eichel’s goal was his 700th career NHL point.

Quickly into the final frame, the Blackhawks cut into the Golden Knights’ lead. 39 seconds later, Noah Hanifin scored to make it a 4-2 VGK advantage. Vegas captain Mark Stone sealed the game with a late empty-net score.

The Golden Knights record improves to 1-0-0 by defeating the Blackhawks 5-2 on Opening Night. Next, Vegas will host Pacific Division rival Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 PM. (Recap by Jason)

Analysis: VGK came out flying to open the game, looking like the faster team by a mile in the 1st period. They were able to draw a few penalties and land a bunch of shots which led to a pair of goals. It wasn’t nearly as dominant in the next two periods but it certainly felt like any time Vegas needed to turn it up they were able to and Chicago had no answer. Much bigger test coming up on Friday. (Analysis by Ken)

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Recap: The Golden Knights were hoping to build off their last win with a victory over the incoming Chicago Blackhawks. Vegas struck first on the power play off Pavel Dorofeyev’s 33rd goal of the season. Minutes later, the Golden Knights scored two goals in a matter of 25 seconds. Rasmus Andersson notched his 12th goal of the season and Keegan Kolesar recorded his 10th.

Dorofoeyev scored his second PP goal of the game deep into the middle frame to give his club a commanding 4-0 advantage.

Both teams spent most of the 3rd period attempting to kill each other. Neither succeeded.

The Golden Knights record improves to 31-22-14 defeating the Blackhawks 4-0 at T-Mobile Arena. Next, Vegas will welcome the red-hot Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Puck drop against the Sabres is scheduled for 7 PM. (Recap by Jason)

Analysis: For the first time in a while, VGK had a truly awful opponent on the schedule and they did exactly what you are supposed to do with them. VGK wasted no time in opening the scoring and then kept pouring it on. The health of the roster being in the best place it’s been has offered depth allowing the Golden Knights to stick it too weaker teams and they did just that tonight. (Analysis by Ken)

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Recap: The Golden Knights were hoping to snap their losing skid with a victory in Chicago. Vegas’ Brandon Saad opened up the scoring against his old team with his second goal of the season. Minutes later the Blackhawks evened the score. After the opening 20 minutes the game was tied 1-1.

The Golden Knights took an immediate lead :43 into the middle frame. Captain Mark Stone picked up his 12th goal of 2025-26, giving his team a 2-1 edge.

Chicago tied the game scoring the only goal of the final period to force overtime. The Blackhawks scored early on 3-on-3 to pick up the two points.

The Golden Knights record drops to 17-11-12 falling to the Blackhawks 3-2 in OT. Next up, Vegas will travel to Winnipeg to face the Jets on Tuesday night. Puck drop is scheduled for 5 PM. (Recap by Jason)

Analysis: Embarrassing game for the Golden Knights. They didn’t look dangerous most of the night and it got really bad in the 3rd period as they tried to hold the lead. Didn’t land a shot for the first half of the period, wasn’t particularly pretty in the defensive zone either. Eventually, they bent enough that they broke and then never possessed the puck in OT. Terrible loss considering it was a B2B for Chicago, it was Dad’s Trip, and the Hawks are without their only two good players… and their good goalie didn’t play. (Analysis by Ken)

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Recap: The Golden Knights were looking to start December off on the right foot with a home victory against the Chicago Blackhawks. Vegas struck first thirty seconds into the opening period. Ivan Barbashev was awarded his 9th goal of the season but Chicago immediately answered back. After twenty minutes of action the game was locked in a 1-1 tie.

Chicago snapped the 1-1 tie with an unassisted goal midway through the period. Vegas defenseman Ben Hutton evened the score 2-2 with his 3rd goal of the season.

Blackhawks star Connor Bedard scored on a brilliant individual move to regain his team’s advantage. Vegas heavily pressured Chicago in the final frame and it paid off. Braeden Bowman scored his fifth goal to even the score 3-3 and force overtime.

Eventually the game was decided by Vegas in a shootout where Pavel Dorofeyev and Shea Theodore scored while Carter Hart stopped three of four.

The Golden Knights record improves to 12-6-8 defeating the Blackhawks 4-3 in SO. Next up, Vegas will hit the road for the next five games beginning on Friday. Puck drop against the New Jersey Devils is scheduled for 4 PM. (Recap by Jason)

Analysis: This was not a particularly good game for the Golden Knights from a systems perspective. They allowed a heap of odd-man rushes, which led to Bedard’s snipe and a bundle of penalties. VGK’s offense just never really got sustained pressure and even when they did the Knight in the other goal was very good. But, they kept pushing down the stretch and found a way to get the game tied. In overtime, the Hawks were all over the Golden Knights, but Hart kept them in it with a few great stops. Theodore won it with his favorite move in shootout. (Analysis by Ken)

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Recap: The Golden Knights were trying to extend their winning streak to five games with a victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Late in the opening 20 minutes the home team broke the seal taking a 1-0 advantage. Vegas only recorded five shots on trailed by one heading into the first intermission.

Mark Stone evened the score 6:41 into the middle frame to register his 19th goal of the season. Less than a minute later, Victor Olofsson gave Vegas a 2-1 edge with his 12th. The Blackhawks’ Ryan Donato answered back with two goals in a matter of :15 seconds. Donato completed his hat trick 36:29 into the game. After two periods of action the Golden Knights trailed 3-2.

It only took Vegas two minutes into the final period to tie the contest. Olofsson scored his second of the game and his 13th of the season. Pavel Dorofeyev scored his 31st goal on a crucial late-game power play to give Vegas a 4-3 advantage. Brett Howden tallied the empty netter.

The Golden Knights record improves to 44-20-8 defeating the Blackhawks 5-3 in Chicago. Vegas will hit the ice in Nashville tomorrow afternoon for a back-to-back situation. Puck drop against the Predators is scheduled for 3:30PM. (Recap by Jason)

Analysis: It was about as ugly of a five-goal game as you’ll see from the Golden Knights but eventually they forced their will on the worst team in the league. The power play once again came through in a huge spot. If I believed in peaking too early I might say that’s happening, but historically, VGK need to be playing great going into the playoffs to do well there and they are starting to get back to it. (Recap by Ken)

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Recap: The Golden Knights were looking to pick up a victory at home against the struggling Chicago Blackhawks. Vegas only needed :66 seconds to open the scoring. Keegan Kolesar set the table with his 11th goal of the season. The Blackhawks evened the score, but Nic Hague regained the Golden Knights lead minutes later. From there on the Golden Knights went on a scoring spree. Ivan Barbashev and Tomas Hertl recorded back-to-back power play goals, and Pavel Dorofeyev rounded out the period with his 24th goal of the season.

Leading 5-1 going into the middle frame the Golden Knights allowed two quick goals to the Blackhawks. At the 13:38 mark of the 2nd period Kolesar answered back with his second score of the night. After 40 minutes the home club held a 6-3 advantage.

Chicago scored twice in the final frame to get within one goal. Late in the game the Golden Knights stretched their lead to 7-5 from a tip-in off Barbashev’s stick. Chicago emptied their net, but Vegas held strong and preserved their two-goal edge.

The Golden Knights record improves 35-18-6 defeating the Blackhawks 7-5. Vegas will next welcome in New Jersey for a Sunday evening matchup. Puck drop against the Devils is scheduled for 5 PM. (Recap by Jason)

Analysis: The Golden Knights came out with a mission to prove how much better they are than the worst team in the league. It didn’t take long for them to prove it and prove it again and again and again. They seemed to lose focus from time to time which made it get a little dicey there. But in the end, one team is good, one team stinks. (Recap by Ken)

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Recap: The Golden Knights were looking to salvage their three-game road trip with a victory in Chicago. Midway through the opening twenty minutes Victor Olofsson opened the scoring with his 10th goal of the season. Six minutes after the Golden Knights goal the Blackhawks tied the game and took the lead :40 seconds later.

Trailing 3-1, the Golden Knights fought back and closed the gap in the middle frame. Center Tomas Hertl scored two consecutive goals to even the score at 3-3. However, Chicago regained their lead with 62 seconds remaining in the period.

Chicago extended their lead with an early period power play goal. The Golden Knights drew a late penalty but couldn’t find the back of the net.

The Golden Knights record drops to 29-14-3 falling to the Blackhawks 5-3 in Chicago. Vegas will travel home for a one game against the St. Louis Blues for the first game of a home-and-home situation. (Recap by Jason)

Analysis: In a game against the worst team in the NHL, the Golden Knights simply weren’t good enough for long enough to win this game. They had some spurts in which they dominated but it didn’t last long enough. Then, there were lapses in front of the goal on multiple occasions. 5 out of 6 in regulation represents some real adversity for this team. Let’s see how they come out of it. (Recap by Ken)

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