Recap:The Golden Knights were looking to build off their win in St. Louis with a victory over the Stars in Dallas. Victor Olofsson quickly drew a hooking penalty sending Vegas to an early game power play. 31 seconds into the man-advantage, Jack Eichel ripped his 13th goal of the season. A couple of shifts later, the Stars answered back with a power play goal of their own.
Dallas took their first lead of the game at the 7:31 mark of the middle frame but Vegas answered right back with another power play goal. Shea Theodore evened the score with his 6th goal of 2024-25. With under four minutes remaining in the period the Stars recorded two straight goals, taking a 4-2 advantage into the 2nd intermission.
The Golden Knights struggled to generate shots early in the final frame, but Eichel found the back again to get Vegas within one. With under two minutes left in the contest Vegas pulled Adin Hill for an extra attacker. Dallas’ goaltender ended Vegas’ comeback attempt.
The Golden Knights record drops to 30-15-4 falling to the Stars 4-3 in Dallas. Vegas will travel back home for a three homestand beginning on Sunday. Puck drop against the Florida Panthers is scheduled for 5 PM. (Recap by Jason)
Analysis: In a difficult spot playing a back-to-back with travel against a bonafide playoff team with two days off, the Golden Knights looked up for it for all but about 10 minutes in the game. Oddly, those 10 minutes came at the end of the 2nd period, not the 3rd, and Dallas three 2nd period goals cost VGK the points on the road. They never quit and had plenty of chances late to tie it, the goalie on the other side was just a bit better. (Recap by Ken)
Upcoming stories from the Vegas Golden Knights vs. Dallas Stars at American Airlines Arena.
- 5-on-5 play lacking
Ken’s Three VGK Stars
*** Mark Stone
** Jack Eichel
* Jack Eichel
Excellent shift of 6-on-5 for VGK. Took a bunch of heroics from Oettinger to keep them out.
Give VGK credit, this was a brutal situation with the B2B and DAL sitting at home with 2 days off. Because of the recent record, it's a frustrating loss, but that's not a bad loss at…
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) January 25, 2025
My goodness has Eichel been a stud tonight.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) January 25, 2025
Noah Hanifin is been on the ice for 3 of the 4 DAL goals tonight. That puts him up to 18 in the last 10 games.
It was a problem earlier in that year that appeared to be corrected. But it has cropped back up.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) January 25, 2025
VGK top line is cookin' again.
I'm still in favor of taking a look at the lineup with it broken up at some point, but if they are back to playing like this, I get the argument to keep them together.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) January 25, 2025
Rashaad
That was a blast! Fun game. Gave everything they had against a good team on a road game on a back to back.
Story of the night is obviously Mikko Rantanen
Emmanuel
I really like Necas but clearly Carolina won this one by a mile….
Colorado got a buffet (lots but low quality).
Kinda confused by Chicago getting only that pick, maybe an offer sheet in summer?
JB
Disappointing. We just couldn’t get the puck out of our zone enough.
Larry
In my opinion it was waaaaaaaay more than 10 minutes in the 2nd…. It was virtually the entire 20 minutes save for the PP goal and Eichels snipe that missed a wide open net from virtually the same place where he had scored previously which would have knotted it at 3!
stars just dominated in the 2nd with relentless forechecking assisted by VGK not clearing the zone even when the opportunities presented themselves.
The third period push was very impressive and while there are no moral victories hopefully they can build on it Sunday.
ottenger was huge down the stretch and that stick by the dallas player that prevented Stone from having a super prime scoring chance was unfortunately a thing of beauty.
Lastly I request of the front office to find a player like Stankoven….he is always everywhere each time we play the stars.
Emmanuel
Thats a great hockey name, STANK…ohvennnn!!
Sorry trying to keep my spirits up til the deadline.
Richie-Rich
Game 49 Analysis, VGK 3, DAL 4
Pacific 30-15-4, 64pts, +29gf/ga Last 10: 3-6-1
Western 2nd Place, 5pts behind the Jets who are +53gf/ga
League 3rd Place, 7pts behind the Caps who are +54/gf/ga and have Won 6 in a row
Star of the Game: Jack Eichel
T-U-R-N-O-V-E-R-S and inability to clear the zone due to Stars pressure was the story of this loss.
At one point late in the game Dorofeyev was trying to get hold of a puck with a wide open net and instead of slapping it in he played with the puck and tried an awkward back hand that was stopped. That would have been the game tying goal. I remain impressed with Dorofeyev, and Theodore stepped it up in the OZ as well.
There are 33 games left in the season. The VGK cannot continue at 7pts for every 10 games. If they do, their points total will be 85 points. No one expects that from this team. Yet, here they are with a 3-6-1 record in their last 10.
18-15 gets them to 100pts
17-16: 98
16-17: 96
15-18: 94
14-19: 92
It’s too early to look at the remaining games, but we will start to do so once we reach Game 62.
Pistol Pete
R-R what about that late 6 on 5 save on Dorofeyev? Oettinger robbed him however had Dorofeyev been able to elevate it just a bit higher like he’s able to he would have had it. Pav continues to improve in all zones. I believe along with other forwards he’s trying mimic Eichel’s backchecking. Eichel really does elevate the play of his teammates.
Richie-Rich
Yeah, he looked a bit awkward on that. Surprising he actually got it on net, had he backhanded it the first time instead of playing with it the net was wide open and the goalie wasn’t yet in position. He was just in an awkward position and his skates weren’t in line for a shot with the puck in that position.
Pistol Pete
R-R we should have no problem staying comfortably above .500 these last 33 games and get into triple digits!
Ricardo
I miss Logan Thompson. Hill not so much.
Emmanuel
I dont think he gets resigned.
Hdbiker7851
PP – LT supposedly asked to be traded as he thought he would be behind Hill until management realized who was the better of the two. LT as you know is doing very well with the caps and he was getting paid 1/5 of what they pay Hill. Hill is only as good as the defense in front of him which hasn’t been up to par on a consistent basis. Yes he was part of a TEAM that won the Cup it sure wasn’t all his doings. Like RR posted they can’t continue with their record of last 10 games and they need to win at least 60% of remaining schedule .
Pistol Pete
hdbiker I agree. Too bad LT was not willing to finish out his entry level contract here and be positioned to take over if they let Hill walk. He and his agent must have figured he had a better shot on another team. I need to go back and look at the Dallas series because they both played.
Hill could still have another great run in the playoffs even if that looks a bit iffy right now!
Hdbiker7851
PP – admire your positive thoughts about Hill but l am not optimistic and would not be surprised if all of a sudden he is out with an injury – hope not but who knows. Like l said the defense in front of him certainly isn’t a help on a consistent bases. Forget about it if a shoot out is necessary as that’s not a strong suit in his case either. He is unlikely if at all to steal a win for the team . Wish that wasn’t the case but thus far that pretty well is the situation.
The hockey God
If it wasn’t for Hill, VGK would not have won SC. He should have won Conn Symthe trophy. Not big mouth, hot head no. 81 who didn’t show up for the whole playoff run.
Ri cardo
Yes, but, but he has not done that well sibce.
Leonard Wise
Still red flags. We will know by the Feb
ruary break if they should even be buyers. They could learn from Colorado that if you don’t intend to resign a player then get something for him cough Marshey. Also Doro is our only quality player under 25. The team lacks trade assets and keeps handing out no trade clauses like candy. Also@, Hanafin play is very concerning. Let’s face it we kept the wrong goalie. Time to put up or shut up. No more excuses.
Pistol Pete
I am not criticizing your observations but I have trouble imaging McCrimmon not extending Hill after he won the Cup. The problem was LT asked to be traded. At least that is the official story. One wonders what discussions took place between LT and his agent with respect to 2025-26. It would be challenging for McCrimmon to deal to LT on the basis that Hill would not be extended after 2024-25. Now it looks more like LT would be the preferred starter beginning 2025-26 but he did not want to gamble and wait around for that. Apparently.
Pistol Pete
If indeed there are no personal issues for LT in the Vegas dressing room I don’t see why McCrimmon would not want him back if Hill does not prove out. With the cap going up he might be able the pay him what the Caps could.
McCrimmon and LT go all the way back. Hopefully Hill has a good run in the playoffs changing the discussion. It sure looks this regular season like LT is the better player. I always thought LT was as good or better than Hill. Injuries to both muddied the waters though.
Pistol Pete
Massive deal. Rantanen to Canes, Necas to the Avs plus:
https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/43552458/sources-hurricanes-acquire-rantanen-hall-3-team-stunner
Pistol Pete
Have to wonder if Leafs will be able to re-sign Marner.
Pistol Pete
Rantanen is the prize trade this season for sure. He’s a massive asset rumored to be looking for Draisaitl’s $14m. 6’4” 215, 62 pts over a point a game (+90) 38 goals per 82 games. He’s a rental and presumably CAR will have to do something to free up the space to sign him. Avs it seems did not have room for what Rantanen was asking as the talks had been at an impasse. Necas is listed as center and Rantanen is RW. No way are the Avs the same contender status after this.
knights fan in minny
glad he is out of the west hearing he wants 14 mill a year
Pistol Pete
With a trade like Rantanen the GM’s know CAR’s cap space and can strategize around various assumptions. For example if CAR has to move assets to sign him this could create trade deadline opportunities.
ThG
Their star players were better than ours. Their goalie was way better than our goalie Pavel had whole upper net and threw it in middle with plenty of time. The refs sucked again.
Not much else to say about this game except scrub, rinse, and get back on the tractor.
Donald J Trump
DJT has done more in 100 hours than creepy Joe did in four years. Anyone catch that round table in LA fire department. Joe wouldn’t have lasted first five minutes.
President Donald Trump’s second term is off to an historic start.
The President is wasting no time delivering on the promises he made to the American people. The President signed more executive orders on his first day in office than any other president in history.
Within the first 100 hours of his second administration, President Trump taken hundreds of executive actions to secure the border, deport criminal illegal immigrants, unleash American prosperity, lower costs, increase government transparency, and reinstitute merit-based hiring in the federal government.
The President has already secured over $1 trillion in historic new investments.
We’re witnessing the Trump Effect:
President Trump is securing historic investments just days after being sworn in.
President Trump secured $500 billion in private sector investment for the largest AI infrastructure project in history, with Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman all stating that it would not have been possible if not for President Trump’s election victory and leadership.
Saudi Arabia “wants to invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years.”
Stellantis announced it will restart an assembly plant in Illinois and build the new Dodge Durango in Detroit.
Donald J Trump
The Detroit Free Press: “The news, announced in a letter Wednesday to employees from North America Chief Operating Officer Antonio Filosa, also provided some good news to workers in Toledo, Ohio, and Kokomo, Indiana, where investments are planned. The Belvidere plant will start production of a new midsize truck in the next two years. The letter said company Chairman John Elkann had met last week with President Donald Trump before his inauguration on Monday. Elkann shared ‘our enthusiasm for his strong commitment to the United States auto industry and all that this means for American jobs and the broader economy.’”
President Trump is already securing the border and arresting criminal illegal immigrants.
The Border Patrol is reporting a significant drop already in attempted illegal crossings.
Donald J Trump
Fox News: “The U.S. southern border has seen a sharp drop in illegal immigrant encounters in the first days of the Trump administration, compared to the final few days of the Biden administration.”
ICE is at work rounding up criminal aliens.
Fox News: “Information obtained by Fox News Digital, shows that between midnight Jan. 21 and 9 a.m. Jan 22, a 33-hour period, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested more than 460 illegal immigrants that include criminal histories of sexual assault, robbery, burglary, aggravated assault, drugs and weapons offenses, resisting arrest and domestic violence.”
Breitbart News: “President Donald Trump’s administration arrested 538 illegal aliens on Thursday, ranging from child predators to gang members and a suspected terrorist.”
The Trump Administration immediately shut down the CBP One app, which “paroled” over 1 million illegal immigrants.
Deportation flights have already started and the military is assisting with the effort.
Richie-Rich
The new leftist communist leader of Mexico is resisting by not allowing deportation flights into or over Mexico air space. FAFO.
We now have leftist communist regimes (like the Democrat Party) in
VENEZUELA
CUBA
BRAZIL
MEXICO
PERU
PANAMA (China puppet regime)
It’s about time we started paying attention to freedom in our own hemisphere.
ThG
https://wltreport.com/2025/01/24/fake-news-white-house-debunks-msm-report-about/?utm_source=newsletter_randy
Larry
Personally as I no doubt will be inconvenienced with rolling road closures this afternoon as Trumpy will be in town…. It will all be worth it as he discusses no tax on tips and on Social Security which has widespread partisan support in both houses!!
Donald J Trump
The Department of Homeland Security reinstated official use of the term “illegal alien” over “undocumented noncitizen,” and the DOJ announced it would be taking action against lawless sanctuary city policies.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to designate the cartels as terrorist organizations.
Common sense has been restored to the government.
President Trump signed a series of executive orders ensuring the elimination of discriminatory DEI practices and ensuring merit-based hiring.
DEI staff are being placed on leave.
The Federal Aviation Administration must now return to merit-based hiring.
President Trump ended an affirmative action mandate in federal government hiring.
President Trump signed an executive order affirming the reality that there are only two sexes.
The State Department issued guidance that embassies should only be flying the American flag, and not any activist flags.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order telling agencies to stop remote work practices and directing workers to return to the office.
The State Department subsequently ordered workers to return to working in the office.
President Donald Trump is unleashing American energy.
President Trump declared a National Energy Emergency to unlock America’s full energy potential and bring down costs for American families.
President Trump rescinded every one of Joe Biden’s industry-killing, pro-China, and anti-American energy regulations, empowering consumer choice in vehicles, showerheads, toilets, washing machines, lightbulbs, and dishwashers.
President Trump withdrew the United States from the disastrous Paris Climate Agreement that unfairly ripped off our country.
President Trump paused all new federal leasing and permitting for massive wind farms that degrade our natural landscapes and fail to serve American energy consumers.
President Trump reversed the burdensome regulations that impeded Alaska’s ability to develop its vast natural resources.
President Trump terminated Biden’s harmful electric vehicle mandate.
These opening few days can be summarized as Promises Made, Promises Kept:
President Donald Trump said he would declassify the JFK Files. He did.
President Donald Trump said he would end the EV mandate. He did.
President Donald Trump said he would have the backs of the brave men and women in law enforcement. He did just that by pardoning two Washington D.C. Police officers that were unjustly prosecuted. The Metropolitan Police Department thanked President Trump for the pardon.
President Donald Trump said he would use the military to secure the border. The Pentagon is deploying troops to the border and the Coast Guard is surging assets to the Gulf of America.
President Trump said we would drill, baby, drill. The President signed executive orders to open up offshore drilling and allow more energy exploration in Alaska.
President Donald Trump said he would end the weaponization of government. He signed an executive order doing just that.
President Donald Trump said he would pardon the J6 Hostages. He did.
President Donald Trump said he would end government censorship. On his first day in office, he signed an executive order restoring freedom of speech and ending government censorship.
President Trump is being praised for his historic leadership:
The Steel Manufacturers Association: “President Trump has repeatedly demonstrated his strong support for American steel workers. He reiterated that support on day one by directing his agencies to investigate unfair trade and its impact on domestic manufacturing.”
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers President and CEO Chet Thompson: “President Trump promised to end gas car bans and vehicle mandates on Day 1 of his new administration, and we are pleased to see that work already underway. Thank you, President Trump.”
American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Mike Sommers: “Americans sent a clear message at the ballot box, and President Trump is answering the call on Day 1. U.S. energy dominance will drive our nation’s economic and security agenda. This is a new day for American energy, and we applaud President Trump for moving swiftly to chart a new path where U.S. oil and natural gas are embraced, not restricted.”
Job Creators Network CEO Alfredo Ortiz: “Trump’s two-fold approach of boosting oil and gas production and repealing the Biden administration’s green energy mandates will make American energy cheaper, reliable and more efficient.”
Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Bob Broeksmit: “President Trump campaigned on lowering costs for Americans, and we appreciate housing supply and affordability being included in an executive order on this issue. We support efforts to cut unnecessary regulatory red tape and to pursue federal housing program enhancements that make renting and homeownership more attainable and sustainable.”
Professional Trucking Association Group: “President Trump’s decision to freeze regulations and curtail bureaucratic overreach is commendable. This is precisely what America needs: reduced government interference and increased freedom for small trucking businesses and entrepreneurs to flourish.”
NetChoice CEO Steve DelBianco: “Upon returning to office, President Trump showed that America is ready to lead in tech and innovation again. By repealing Biden’s restrictive rules on energy production and AI development, the president is steering America to remain dominant in creating the best technology in the world.”
United Against Nuclear Iran Chairman Governor Jeb Bush and CEO Ambassador Mark Wallace: “We applaud President Trump for his decision today to redesignate the Houthis as an FTO. UANI in its recommended action plan for the Trump administration’s first 100 days suggested that the president redesignate the Houthis as an FTO. This will now provide the U.S. government additional authorities to hold the Houthis accountable for their threats to international commerce and U.S. allies and partners.”
Richie-Rich
The amount of Executive Orders is HUGE. It’s Trump Time baby. Making the govvies work! Come into the office and get shit done for the American people. Working from home? LOL.
I saw it coming when I was a DOD govvie from 2002-2011. They had this thing called RDO, which is short for Regular Day Off. The premise was that you would work 48 hours one week and 32 hours the next week. The only problem is govvies were normally gone before noon on their 48 hour rotation (if not earlier).
Also, every department and agency has “contractors”. These contractors do the lions share of all the work while the govvie sits on his ass and trades stocks, reads the news, or sits in meaningless mundane meetings to pat themselves on the back.
DOGE BABY! DOGE!
TS
Great HOCKEY posts, TRUMPETS!! Way to continue your BS — REAL MEN, all of you….
knights fan in minny
still full of anger
Richie-Rich
Trump DOJ Directs All 93 US Attorneys Offices to Prosecute State or Local Officials Who Obstruct Immigration Raids
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/trump-doj-directs-all-93-us-attorneys-offices/
Jim
that 4th Dallas goal was a prime example of the problem too often with the Vgk defensive performance.
at least 4 Vgk players standing around the puck, and just 1 Dallas player, and he scores a weakass goal that proved to be the difference in the game.
the Vgk players concentrate on the puck instead of the man way too often in front of their goal. the soft, passive netfront coverage comes back to bite the team way too often.
also, MINUS 2 for Hague, Whitecloud, Hanifin, Hertl, and Olofsson. that says that the Eichel line was the only line getting the job done. the depth is not sufficient, and I suspect that some trades to bolster the depth will likely be forthcoming.
ThG
Spot on observation.
Said as much two weeks ago, but I don’t like tooting my own horn as some other posters do here every day.
Donald J Trump
This will come down to the two traitor SC justices. Roberts and Amy Comey Barrett (who so far has been a sell out to the liberals, what a major disappointment).
Granted, it may present a considerable challenge for Trump in the courts. But he has initiated a reasoned debate that is worth having. Ultimately, it will be up to the U.S. Supreme Court to further define the parameters of what the authors of the 14th Amendment intended.
Let’s begin with the text of the Citizenship Clause itself:
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
The operative phrase, “subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” is at the heart of Trump’s justification on birthright citizenship. What does it mean?
As our nation’s chief executive who is duty-bound to enforce all laws, Trump interprets that constitutional provision narrowly. That is, illegally present aliens are not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S. because they presumptively maintain political allegiance to another sovereign as citizens of that foreign power.
Simply put, the mere act of setting foot on U.S. soil does not necessarily constitute allegiance or otherwise “subject” an individual to complete American jurisdiction.
Some may say setting foot on our soil automatically subjects one to jurisdiction of USA. We shall see what the “justices” say. Remember the intent of this amendment was to give slaves citizenship rights. The legislative history of the 14th Amendment supports this point. It was ratified after the Civil War in 1868. Its sole objective was to grant citizenship and full rights to formerly enslaved people. There is little evidence that Congress and the states meant to extend citizenship to children of diplomats, temporary students, tourists, and illegal aliens.
from jarret.
Richie-Rich
I am very disappointed in the Supreme Court. They turned their backs on the Constitution in 2020 and failed the people when they decided that 19 States had no standing to challenge States who violated election law. 19 States allowed votes to count that were not lawfully cast in accordance with the means and methods approved by their own State Legislatures.
I guess that Governors and Judges can do whatever the hell the want to do, violate the Constitution of the United States in order to implement means and methods for elections in their State simply due to some “emergency”.
The USA has entered into a new era of injustice and lawlessness.
Joe Biden & Kamala Harris were confirmed, however no candidate garnered a Constitutional and legal number of electoral votes. That makes them illegitimate, at least in my mind, and in the minds of Americans who believe in the rule of law and our Constitution.
ThG
The SC has bad habit of staying out of election “politics”, which allows the better side that cheats to win every time.
Pistol Pete
Persuant to my discussion with hdbiker above I checked on Hill and Thompson in the Dallas series. This is an interesting topic in that Hill is looking just sort of okay and Thompson has Vezina numbers with the Caps, not that there is any real chance he comes back here. Anyways I forgot that Thompson played the first four games winning both in Dallas and coming back here to lose the next two. Hill then took over a played the last three games, losing in Dallas, logging a SO here and finally losing the series in Dallas giving up just two goals in a game the VGK could have won. His stats were very good: GAA 1.67/SV% .935. Thompson’s numbers were also good though he gave up three goals in three of the games: GAA 2.50/SV% .927.
I forgot, so Hill must not been 100% when the series started othewise he would have started? Must have been since LT played the first four games. Hill outperformed LT allowing three goals in just his first game, SO game 2 and just two in game three (game 7 in the series) a game the VGK could have won.
Hill was very good and could have won game 7 through no fault of his own. Thompson was decent in the series stats wise but not as good as Hill. However Thompson had some bad puck luck here as I recall (I attended game 4…one or two of the goals were very unlucky).
Hill was injured for spells in the regular season playing 35 games: 2.71/.909
Thompson was healthy enough to play all the season and played 46 games: 2.70/.908
One can see the 2023-24 numbers are nearly identical however Hill’s numbers in the Dallas series were superior and he could well have won the series allowing just two goals in game 7.
There is a case to be made for sure that Hill would start over Thompson in 2024-25.
Larry
I’m not here to defend Thompson or Hill right now. I was all in favor of starting Hill in Game. 5 and advocated in a post.
Goaltending was not at all the issue during the series, but thinking back on it to understand Thompsons mindset when the series ended and why he might have wanted out .
As Peabody might say to Sherman, cue the Time Machine….in Game 3 nobody has ever played a better game in net than Thompson did that night… there were waves of odd man rushes and breakaways and he stood tall and VGK tied the game….and came thisfuckingclose to winning it when Hanifin had the lead pick on his stick and a chance for a 3-0 series lead.
I guess when he got replaced for Game 5 it was like he mentally checked out of the VGK uniform.
Pistol Pete
Hill was not 100% as the series began and Cassidy gave the start to LT playing the first four games, right? I forgot this.