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All season long the eyes of the hockey world have been on the Eastern Conference. Based on performance and deep lineups the odds suggest an Eastern Conference team will be named the 2023 Stanley Cup champion. Through 67 games, the Golden Knights are making analysts, computer models, insiders, and pundits rethink their position.
On Saturday, Vegas casually shut out the high-powered Carolina Hurricanes to record the team’s 20th victory against the Eastern Conference. Tomorrow night in Philadelphia they can add to that total.
VGK vs the Eastern Conference (30 Games)
- .700 Points Percentage
- 3.45 Goals Scored Per Game
- 2.70 Goals Allowed Per Game
- Shutout CAR, 1 Goal Allowed vs TOR
- Jack Eichel vs East: 26 Points (13G, 13A)
Left on the schedule from the East are the Philadelphia Flyers and the Columbus Blue Jackets. Vegas will likely be a sizable favorite in both games. In 30 eastern matchups the Golden Knights would have a total of of 44 cross-conference credits. That’s 47% of Vegas’ 88 total points. Talk about flipping the script.
The message the Golden Knights sent to the East this season has been loud and it’s been heard.
They’re a good team. They hunker down in front and we knew that coming in. That got us behind the eight ball. In the 2nd period we weren’t very good, but we didn’t give up much. Just one bad bounce and it was a breakaway. Then we were down two. We had a good 3rd. We pushed, we just couldn’t get one by them. -Rod Brind’Amour, Hurricanes coach
Not only did the Golden Knights blank the Hurricanes, they also held the Toronto Maple Leafs to one goal back in October. On top off sweeping the Canes and Leafs, Vegas did the same to the Canadiens, Capitals, Lightning, and Senators in their two-game sets.
NHL Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights, Saturday, January 21, 2023 #nhlhockey #gamecharts #dataviz pic.twitter.com/xFRjtmQIRo
— Chartball (@chartball) January 22, 2023
Vegas has fared well in tight games against the Eastern Conference as well. The Golden Knights defeated Philadelphia, Tampa, Toronto, and Washington in overtime and Boston, Columbus, and New Jersey in shootouts. Overall, the Golden Knights made use of every opportunity they had against franchises in the East.
The big question will be, can their success vs the East continue if they reach the Stanley Cup Final? It’s likely that one of those teams the Golden Knights frustrated in the regular season would be the opponent. It’s far too early to begin handicapping the championship round but Vegas should feel comfortable in any matchup. Especially, if Vegas’ best players perform as they did in cross-conference battles this season.
The Golden Knights have proven to the East that they’re a serious threat but unfortunately, Vegas has to get through the Western Conference first.
THE hockey God
The ice in the eastern conference is better – there was a study on it
knights fan in minny
another stupid post by a stupid fake ass poster piece of shit i enjoy insulting you dumb ass alex live with it boy
Alex
Winding this trailer trash POS up is hilarious!
knights fan in minny
remember what i said you dumb fuck you do not wind me up i enjoy insulting a piece of shit loser like you i guess you are too stupid to see that code that you malt liquor drinking loser code for you suck boy. bad ice rules
THE hockey GOD
the moe has multiple personality complex !!!
what a douche bag, caught with same icon, and two different names
BUSTED
Constance Brannen
Could you please tone it down , you’re really not the least bit funny, just stupid.
The Hockey God Is A Douche
Just two kids in the sandbox being two kids
Jailbird
As I have said many times, when they play with desire they can beat everyone! PS – You two are made for each other. Fun to watch, ha!
knights fan in minny
why is that jailbird i stand up for the good people on here this piece of shit does nothing but mock people on here he is a piece of shit trash loser with nothing to contribute but comments about bad ice.
Jailbird
You don’t consider me one of the good people? Because yesterday you sure didn’t support me regarding that right-wing talk, when all I did was support Jose comments?
knights fan in minny
never said you weren’t thats your battle with jose
THE hockey GOD
JB
Jose, Alex, minnie and the fake hockey God above are ALL THE SAME PERSON
And KFIM never said a word or replied to you yesterday, talk about being a bit paranoid.
Jailbird
I have no battle with Jose, I agreed with him! Also, I don’t let those stupid comments from the supposed impostors bother me. The are meaningless . When sticking to hockey, all is well, the political BS is just for attention getting. Who cares!
THE hockey GOD
JB
like this post ? has anything to do with hockey ?
oh , the irony here.
Hdbiker7851
It would sure be refreshing if all this bantering back and forth took place some where else. Yes l know l can ignore it but it takes up a lot of useless time. It would be one thing it was about hockey and the Knights but it gets off track real fast. I have to believe those involved have better things to do with their time. Concerning the Knights let’s not get ahead of ourselves just keep concentrating on next game one at a time and see what happens
Sorvino
HD Biker. It’s a little bit easier said than done. We all know this is a forum for NHL hockey and specifically Vegas golden knights discussion. But THE hockey GOD will never stop bringing politics up. I like the hockey God, but it is annoying. Ignoring it doesn’t work because 80% of the time nobody responds, and he still keeps talking about politics anyways. Eventually you get sick of it and then you respond. But that doesn’t work either.
There is literally absolutely no way to stop THE hockey GOD from bringing up politics, whether you wish to engage in the conversation or completely ignore it or agree with him or disagree with him or blah blah blah, there is literally nothing you can do that will stop him from bringing up politics.
Whether there is bantering back-and-forth on none. It will never stop because the hockey God keeps bringing it up even though this is not a political site.
So I think you just have to live with it. Once you read through the first couple of sentences and know that what he is posting has nothing new to do with hockey then just stop right there and don’t bother reading the next 8 to 10 paragraphs.
I run a small construction business doing renovations in the downtown core. I bet you nobody on here cares and nobody wants to hear me talk about it because it has nothing to do with hockey. So I promise I won’t ever talk about it.
THE hockey GOD
I thought you were The hockey GOD?
Your post is not about hockey !
Oh the irony !!
BTW the BEASTS in the EASTS aren’t so beastly.
PS if you got this far, then a spoiler alert.
Thought that A Man Called Otto would be half way decent move, but
with Tom Hanks a known lefty in star role you can’t be sure. The first
half of movie is decent, then after that it goes down hill as hollywierd
perverts introduce their anti humanity pervert character. Shut it down
right there, as it’s an attack on parents, fathers and mothers every where. Sick and twisted perversion. No wonder it got mediocre reviews. And put on don’t watch list by many organizations that have morals, ethics, and further family values.
TS
Well said, Sorvino. Thg and I butted heads for MONTHS over the injection of Politics here; but, perhaps begrudgingly, we agreed to disagree ( as long as I don’t respond to the Politics), and we are OK. It can be maddening, yes. But, he contributes thoughtful stuff on HOCKEY. The man wears many hats!
THE hockey GOD
what makes you think I am a man ????
THE hockey GOD
what’s a woman ? ???
we have a supreme court justice who doesn’t know, talk about being unqualified for their position, on ly there because of far left diversity BS
Knights fan in minnie
I identify as an old fat woman
TS
Thg, well, are you a BOY? You know too much vintage music to be a boy, I think. And you’re too dang combative to be a woman!Women are peacemakers. Unless…..you’re a misplaced BOT…but, yes, I think you’re a man…
THE hockey GOD
libtards like to play identity politics, stereotype people, pigeon hole them; whine and cry a lot . Make mountains out of mole hills. Spin and twist. When Biden faults are exposed for what they are. They cry TRUMP. When asked simple questions, they deflect. Play the race card, play the victim card, point fingers at everyone except themselves.
Like DOC most don’t even realize they are liberals, having been brought up in a brain washed society/environment.
Funny story, when I first when to San Francisco/ Bay
AREa and met some people, told them where I was from. They said “oh you are a liberal”. I looked around and said “If this is what it means to be a liberal, then HELL NO!”
typical smoke screen tactics, won’t fly here.
knights fan in minny
what is the buzz in sin city the new qb garapalo i woud have kept carr
THE hockey GOD
Jimmy Garoppolo to sign with Raiders
Posted by Myles Simmons on March 13, 2023, 2:01 PM EDT
never liked Carr (or Raiders, and I live here !
last Raider team I liked
had Fred B as wide out, Daryl L, George Blanda, the Snake as QB (Kenny and Pete Rose used to sign autographs at Ceasar’s Forum shopping mall), Hubbard and Banaszack as running backs. After they moved to LA, their fan base turned to trash. And most of that trash now comes to Vegas. When I lived in SoCal locals
hated the trash from Oakland. Now the Dodger fans are turning into that same trash when they go visit other cities in CA, they start fights with locals, hassle locals’ females, and generally are trash low life losers (sort of like the biden supporters on this site- losers with a big L)
knights fan in minny
i think pavel deserves another game he was terrific.
Jose
I agree knights fan in minny, Patera did a good job, also agree with jailbird that this team can beat anybody.
TS
I’ve felt that the team plays UP to the tougher teams, and DOWN to the lower- ranked teams. May be a pattern in the league and sports in general, it just seems more frequent for the VGK. Maybe because our division has been less than competitive overall, Vgk lets down their guard and plays lazy hockey , as we play Division teams often.
My eye test tells me the East definitely can be a beast to play against..
tough, veteran, BIG mature players, and when THEY hit a player, you can feel it from your seat! I literally WINCE! Maroon CANNOT be natural..does the league test for Steroids?
Sorvino
Maroon and the TB play a tough brand of hockey. That is for sure.
TS
Sorvino, Maroon scares ME when we play TB! I wonder how many players he’ll try to take out! Hate playing them. . .
knights fan in minny
where is obvious to ashamed to post because you know you were completly wrong what a coward
THE CURSE
Last I checked the only loser when it comes to Trump and Biden… Is Trump.
Unless you spend all day tuned into FOX and then tell others how to accept responsibility and reality???
Oh yes… There is another loser along with Trump! Shut the “F” up already and save your energy to visit the 1st President to to to jail when he gets there!
THE hockey GOD
Curse , Trump has been gone for over two and half years, this blame Trump for everything Biden has done is 1) getting old and 2) just plain stupid and 3) Biden has done nothing to counter anything he blames on Trump. The guy is a train wreck. Obama was right when he said Biden is a major fuck up. OBAMA and he’s one of your own. You and your ilk own this POS in WH.
Your bull shit lies won’t fly here.
knights fan in minny
keep dreaming dumb ass maybe you can help bumbling stumbling joe blunder walk up the steps to the plane or is that the easter bunny’s job
Pistol Pete
I checked and found I began my 106 pts projection as requiring a 16-8-2 finish. This was thus for the remaining 26 games. It seemed aggressive at the time, 106 pts, perhaps due to the demanding March schedule which has gotten off to a good start, however the projection required only a .615 win % probably under the season to date win % at the time of the projection. In any case, the 106 pts projection now requires 9-6-0 to be fulfilled, a win % of .600, less than the aforementioned .615.
If they win tomorrow I’ll get a little aggressive and raise the bar to 108 pts which will require 9-5-0 (.643 win %).
Btw, I do understand my win % which is simply regulation wins divided by games played is not an official NHL stat (and it assigns no value to an OTL). NHL uses points % which is points earned divided by maximum possible points earned. So when I claim above the .615 win % required to fulfill the 106 pts with 26 games remaining was under the win % season to date, I am making an assumption I did not attempt to verify but it seems a reasonable assumption just the same.
knights fan in minny
106 points that would put all the nay sayers in their place.
Tim
I see these outrageous posts by the loonies the main
reason I don’t post much. ( Stone Fuckin Crazy )
knights fan in minny
loonies man that’s harsh timmy
THE hockey GOD
says the guy who watches and adores madcow 24/7, doesn’t know what is really going on in the world. Another brain washed leftie toon. He worships Don Lemon, and their sick/twisted agenda. Needs therapy.
STONEd boy
Just imagine how the knights are gonna look with Stone, Carrier, And Roy back in their spots, not to mention being 4-5 goalies deep. I know usually in the playoffs they stick with one guy but I think they should all transition through the series’. It for sure would keep the teams we play on their toes. Sucks hockey is almost over but the best time of the year is coming up PLAYOFFS!!
Jailbird
Tim, ya got to just try and ignor their BS and concentrate on hockey ! Stone fuckin crazy, might not be far off! Ha
Obvious
This is without a doubt the dumbest fan base in sports
knights fan in minny
guess what sybil the fake ass poster i am! here to insult you because you’re a piece of shit loser malt liquor drinking moron
THE hockey GOD
add obvious to his list of personalities- alex, jose, fake hg, minnie. What a head basket case.
Alex
Fake hockey god bad ice lonely old fat guy has at least 10 accounts
knights fan in minny
shut your hole you malt liquor drinking piece of shit boy
THE CURSE
You aren’t worth the wasted air
knights fan in minny
who are you talking to son
Alex
Wound up.get again!!!!!! So great! These rednecks are so dumb!
knights fan in minny
wound up get again talk about being a dumb fuck.code you do not wind me up i can insult a piece of shit like you all day its like a hobby i enjoy not wound up get that through your pea sized brain boy
Alex
And again! SO GREAT AND SO EASY!
Rashaad
kfim, what up my brotha from another motha. Long time no talk. We had some good convo’s last year.
I think we all in big trouble if Keegin Kolesor is hurt.
knights fan in minny
get lost i have never said a word to you go talk to your own kind the loser alex
THE CURSE
Rushed… With all due respect to you and Keegan, with all the injuries VGK has you are concerned with his one???
Pistol Pete
Fwiw ESPN has Vegas on a 108 pts pace and Dallas 107. At this point my 106 pts call is looking good but still have to go 9-6-0. As I mentioned above should Vegas beat Philly I’ll raise the bar to 108 (9-5-0). This team has done excellent with Stone out plus now other injuries. Good hockey team. C’mon Pavel Dorofeyev with three starting forwards out, grab ahold of this opportunity and don’t let go. Work your butt off!!!!
THE hockey GOD
scoring a goal off your noggin’ is not a trendy thing in NHL these days, St. Louis is not a v ery good measure.
let’s see if he can hold out against better teams
the Hockey God
his d play wasn’t too good, out of position a lot, needs better d play
Alex
Wow these red neck Nazi types are so dumb
knights fan in minny
nig nogs like you are fading away when the scorpion squad lumps losers like you shit for brains
Alex
Coming from a guy living in a trailer in a state that keeps electing Omar and gives drivers licenses to illegals! HAHAHAHAHA. YOURE BEING REPLACED!
knights fan in minny
only nig nogs live in trailers because their trash like you i did not vote for your sister whites coming to thump your brothers boy
Alex
HAHAHAHAHAHA – WOUND UP AGAIN!
knights fan in minny
thuggin boy is that how you people spell it see ya worthless
knights fan in minny
wound up again you are still a worthless piece of shit boy get out and do some thugging boy
Alex
“Their”?????? HAHAHAHAHAHA
knights fan in minny
scumbag you need to get off your dial up computer and get out thugging and stealing the only thing you and your people are good at boy come on boy wind me up your to stupid to see i enjoy insulting crap like you boy
Jailbird
I know this dude Alex is annoying, but, nig nog, boy, your people? What does that mean? Racist comments? Just curious?
knights fan in minny
figure it out your smart
Obvious
It’s “you’re” you moron
Jailbird
Having to put up with the political BS on here is bad enough. But racist talk, that’s over the line. Please stop! Thank you
knights fan in minny
tell the fake ass poster to stop being a dumbass he started all of this
Jailbird
Knights need to step it up a little more tonight and put the Flyers away . We are slowly expanding our lead a bit, so we sure don’t need to stumble against a bad team. Quick in net I suppose. Go get them boys!
knights fan in minny
they should stomp the flyers
Rashaad
knights fan in minny. I don’t care that you live in some piece of shit trailer. Makes no difference to me. I still think we are all equal. LETS GO KNIGHTS
knights fan in minny
your opinion does not count alex the fake ass poster with another fake name rashy
knights fan in minny
i don’t live in a trailer moron get that through your fat head alex boy
Obvious
Code – single wide with two flat tires and expired tags
knights fan in minny
did you make that up all by yourself dumbass
THE CURSE
Yeah… That pass to Karlson wasn’t that good either. Show many goals did you score on the NHL??? Idiot
THE CURSE
Yeah… That pass to Karlson wasn’t that good either. how many goals did you score in the NHL??? Idiot
THE CURSE
That pass to Karlson wasn’t that good either. how many goals did you score in the NHL??? Idiot
THE CURSE
That pass to Karlson wasn’t that good either. how many goals did you score in the NHL???
Brain surgeon
THE CURSE
Pass to Karlson wasn’t that good either… how many goals did you score in the NHL???
Brain surgeon
Rashaad
kfim. I love your temper. You got lots of passion. Don’t sweat the trailer thing my brotha from another motha. I used to live in a trailer 20 years ago and made great friends. It is nothing to be ashamed of. Made me a better person. Now I have a nice home and coach youth hockey for underprivileged kids.
Our Lord, the creator loves all of us, even trailer park scum.
knights fan in minny
i know nothing about trailer parks never been to one i know about scum his name is alex the loser scum your friend
Alex
Code – space 41 right next to the leaking sewer cover
knights fan in minny
f off nig nog wind me wind me you piece of shit loser
knights fan in minny
get something straight chowder head i am not your brotha
Obvious
Great contributions to the 9 people who actually follow this lower site
knights fan in minny
it would be a lot better if a piece of shit like you dumb ass alex vanished from here and earth 6 feet under it would be no loss loser
THE hockey GOD
Edward the Rightful King of England
has DIED !
Do not assume Aethelstan will be king
-” Do you know the prophecy, Uhtred “(son of Untred) ?
— seven Kings die<—-
ALL of Britain will unite.
From the producers of the Last Kingdom
Something is in the wind
"I DO THE BIDDING OF THE LORD "
(war is coming)
YOU only have to choose a side.
God wants you to fight, your lands will be over run.
"No , this is all lies" Aethelstan
WE can defeat them,
united ! Or we go back to an age of darkness.
April 14, SEVEN KINGS MUST DIE
(we need another Tull song)
sez
me
Jose
The hockey god
Please don’t watch that movie on Netflix on April 14. The owner of Netflix is Reed Hastings, and he is a democrat lefty. Do not support him.
THE hockey GOD
the perversity of diversity revealed in full view, for all to see why liberalism is a mental disorder
REVEALED: Only ONE member of failed SVB’s board had a career in investment banking – and the rest were Obama, Clinton mega-donors who ‘grieved’ when Trump won including one who went to Shinto shrine ‘to pray’
Jose
I’m not republican or a democrat, but from my observation, it seems that Republicans are very weak. How can they be so weak and embarrassing to have an election stolen from them. Complete pussies!
knights fan in minny
get bent taco boy
knights fan in minny
if your not a dem or repub what are you illegal
THE hockey GOD
so you left scumbag admit that the election was stolen !!
thank you
we all know it is true