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Golden Knights raise Stanley Cup banner, beat Kraken 4-1 in opener
Read full article: Golden Knights raise Stanley Cup banner, beat Kraken 4-1 in openerJonathan Marchessault scored, Adin Hill made 23 saves and the Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Tuesday night after a banner-raising ceremony.
Lightning strike for 3 unanswered goals, top Vegas 4-3
Read full article: Lightning strike for 3 unanswered goals, top Vegas 4-3Steven Stamkos scored the tiebreaking goal on a third-period power play and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied past the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in the final NHL game before an extended holiday break.
Golden Knights top Avalanche 6-3, reach Stanley Cup semis
Read full article: Golden Knights top Avalanche 6-3, reach Stanley Cup semisAlex Pietrangelo scored his first goal of the postseason to break a tie and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 in Game 6 to advance to the Stanley Cup semifinals.
Marchessault, Pacioretty score late to lift Vegas past Avs
Read full article: Marchessault, Pacioretty score late to lift Vegas past AvsJonathan Marchessault and Max Pacioretty scored 45 seconds apart in the third period to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 of their second-round playoff series.
MacKinnon records hat trick, Avs beat Blues 6-3 in Game 2
Read full article: MacKinnon records hat trick, Avs beat Blues 6-3 in Game 2Nathan MacKinnon finished his first career playoff hat trick with an empty-net goal to help the Colorado Avalanche pull away late for a 6-3 win over St. Louis in Game 2 after the Blues avoided a pregame virus scare that nearly sidelined several players.
Jost scores twice, Avs clinch No. 1 seed with win over Kings
Read full article: Jost scores twice, Avs clinch No. 1 seed with win over KingsTyson Jost scored two of Colorado’s five second-period goals as the Avalanche clinched the West Division and the top overall seed in the NHL playoffs with a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Hats off: Donskoi scores 3 in 1st, Avs beat Coyotes 9-3
Read full article: Hats off: Donskoi scores 3 in 1st, Avs beat Coyotes 9-3Colorado Avalanche right wing Joonas Donskoi reacts after scoring a goal against the Arizona Coyotes in the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, march 31, 2021, in Denver. Donskoi scored three times during Colorado’s five-goal first period, and the Avalanche beat the Arizona Coyotes 9-3 on Wednesday night in front of a smattering of boisterous fans. “Everybody was fired up and I think we showed it.”Donskoi secured his second career hat trick over a 3:27 span. AdAndre Burakovsky and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare also scored in a wild first period that included Arizona goals by Michael Bunting and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Gabriel Landeskog finished with two goals, Mikko Rantanen added another and Burakovsky scored his second with 3:11 remaining on an assist by Donskoi.
Inconsistency continues to plague Panthers in 5-4 OT loss to Colorado
Read full article: Inconsistency continues to plague Panthers in 5-4 OT loss to ColoradoAndre Burakovsky scored twice, Joonas Donskoi had a goal and two assists, Matt Nieto also scored and Philipp Grubauer stopped 40 shots for Colorado. Jonathan Huberdeau scored twice for Florida, Brett Connolly and Frank Vatrano added goals and Bobrovsky made 36 saves. Colorado scored twice in a 32-second span midway through the second period to tie it at three. "Early on, I didn't like it, and then the second period starts to come around." The Panthers play at Nashville on Saturday night.