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The Vegas Golden Knights open the 2025-26 season on Wednesday at home against the Los Angeles Kings. With Mitch Marner making his Vegas debut, it will be a must-watch affair to start the season. The Golden Knights did make an unfortunate announcement when submitting their final roster, as Alex Pietrangelo will be out for the […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are heading into the 2025-26 season with Stanley Cup expectations. They signed Mitch Marner to an eight-year deal worth $12 million per season, which will impact another deal they have coming. The Minnesota Wild also signed Kirill Kaprizov to a deal worth $17 million per year, taking one of the biggest […]

Mitch Marner is just five days away from playing his first ever National Hockey League game not as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Vegas Golden Knights’ marquee offseason addition is preparing for life on the strip, and he admitted to The Athletic’s Dan Robson that he’s looking forward to the different expectations […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are heading into another season with Stanley Cup expectations. Mitch Marner joined the squad, which could create an elite two-way line with Jack Eichel and Mark Stone. But they are still looking for a goaltending improvement before the season begins. After he was acquitted in the Hockey Canada trial, the Golden […]

The Vegas Golden Knights burst onto the National Hockey League scene as an expansion team for the 2017-18 season. Despite low expectations, they shocked everyone by having a stellar regular season and advancing to the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural campaign. The team also put the entire city of Las Vegas on their backs […]

When Carter Hart and four other players were acquitted in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial in July, rumors started swirling around a lot of teams, including the Vegas Golden Knights. The Athletic’s Mark Lazerus spoke with Golden Knights defenseman Noah Hanifin about adding Hart to the locker room but was promptly removed from a […]

Former Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart is looking to chart his way back to the NHL after being acquitted in the 2018 Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal back in July. The NHL reinstated Hart and four other former Canadian World Juniors players involved in the case on September 11, which means they are eligible to […]

The Vegas Golden Knights recently opened training camp for the 2025-26 season. At the end of the 2024-25 season, Alex Pietrangelo said he was stepping away from hockey to focus on his health. His latest comments suggest he may not be ready to fully hang up the skates yet. “Nothing is really concrete. I’m just […]

The Vegas Golden Knights made one of the biggest offseason moves this summer, completing a sign-and-trade for Mitch Marner from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Marner will now join Jack Eichel on the top line. Eichel was the X-factor who helped the Golden Knights make it to the playoffs for the seventh time in the franchise’s […]

It isn’t the first time that Jack Eichel’s contract extension talks will be front and center, which is why he and the Vegas Golden Knights shouldn’t worry about it getting done. After everything Eichel has been through with the organization, the only question now, according to Pierre Lebrun via The Athletic, is how much the […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are coming off an important offseason that saw the team add the biggest free agent available. The team acquired Mitch Marner via sign-and-trade from the Toronto Maple Leafs just before free agency was set to open. Marner is coming off a 102-point season and is poised to be part of the […]

The Vegas Golden Knights head into another season with Stanley Cup aspirations. After a disappointing second-round exit last year, they have reloaded for a run at their second championship. Next summer could be an interesting one in Vegas, as one of their prized acquisitions hits free agency. Golden Knights center Jack Eichel spoke about playing […]

It has already been a busy summer for the Vegas Golden Knights. Most notably, the Golden Knights completed a sign-and-trade for Mitch Marner. They have now turned their focus to re-signing Jack Eichel. In a conversation with Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic, general manager Kelly McCrimmon noted that getting an extension done with Jack Eichel […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are the most successful expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League. As they begin their 10th season of competition, the Golden Knights are clearly among the elite teams in the sport. This is certainly not a surprise. They made the Stanley Cup Finals in their first year and […]

Alex Pietrangelo has been a key piece of the Vegas Golden Knights’ blue line since joining the team as a free agent in the fall of 2020, and he helped the franchise win its inaugural Stanley Cup championship in 2023. But with the 35-year-old stepping away from hockey indefinitely to deal with his health — […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are gearing up for the upcoming 2025-26 season. Mitch Marner is bringing some more star power to this team after his arrival this summer. However, it’s clear that the Golden Knights as a whole have captured the hearts of those in the city. Veteran Reilly Smith experiened this firsthand recently. The […]

The Vegas Golden Knights made one of the biggest moves of the offseason, bringing in Mitch Marner. They continued their long history of making significant moves and sparing no cost in the process. One of those moves from the past was the trade for Jack Eichel, who was traded from the Buffalo Sabres to the […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs to the Florida Panthers. It marked the end of the Core Four era, with Mitch Marner leaving the Maple Leafs for the Vegas Golden Knights. Marner spoke about safety concerns after the Leafs’ most recent loss. Toronto’s general manager, Brad Treliving, […]

Winning the Pacific Division and notching 110 points wasn’t enough for the Vegas Golden Knights. Even though the Edmonton Oilers finished nine points behind the Golden Knights in the Pacific’s third-place spot, they overcame Vegas in five games during the second round of last year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs. It was a loss that certainly stung […]

After leaving the Toronto Maple Leafs to join the Vegas Golden Knights, Mitch Marner described his exit from his hometown team as a “bittersweet moment,” but revealed that concerns for his family’s safety played a major role in his decision. Following nine seasons with the Leafs, he admitted that while he loved representing Toronto, certain […]

We are around a month away from training camp beginning across the NHL. Most of the top options in NHL Free Agency are no longer on the market. However, there are always some stragglers left on the market who, in all intents and purposes, should have a job. Former Vegas Golden Knights winger Victor Olofsson […]

The 2025-26 NHL season is nearly upon us. 2025 NHL Free Agency is largely over and done with. And teams are preparing for the season ahead. However, there are always players on the market who many believe should have been signed a long time ago, yet remain unsigned. Former Carolina Hurricanes forward Jack Roslovic is […]

The Vegas Golden Knights had a disappointing postseason exit in 2025. Vegas felt as if it could contend for the Stanley Cup once again. And they eliminated the Minnesota Wild to move past the first round after a one-and-done postseason run last summer. However, they fell flat against the Edmonton Oilers in the second round, […]

The Vegas Golden Knights knew they needed to make a big splash in 2025 NHL free agency after losing to the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Ultimately, there was a lack of scoring in that series. The Knights combined for 10 goals across five games against the Oilers. Somehow, they endured two shutouts […]

The Vegas Golden Knights made the biggest splash of NHL Free Agency a day before the market even opened. The Golden Knights signed Mitch Marner to an eight-year contract in a sign-and-trade deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Once the market opened, Vegas had little else to do. Still, they made a few moves. The […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are trying to hold on to one of their best players. Vegas is still working on a contract extension for forward Jack Eichel, per The Fourth Period. The outlet reports that Eichel is in the final year of an eight-year deal worth $80 million. “According to sources on both sides, there […]

The Vegas Golden Knights just keep on adding. Ever since their inaugural season ended in a Stanley Cup Final run, they have opened up a competitive window through trades and signings. They kept it up this summer, pulling off a sign-and-trade for Mitch Marner. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports that just because Marner is there doesn’t […]

The Vegas Golden Knights traded defenseman Nicolas Hague to the Nashville Predators along with a 2027 conditional third-round pick in return for forward Colton Sissons and defenseman Jeremy Lauzon. The Predators then immediately locked Hague up with a four-year contract worth $22 million, good for a $5.5 million cap hit. It was their first major […]

The Vegas Golden Knights landed the biggest fish of the NHL offseason in 2025. Vegas signed Mitch Marner to an eight-year, $96 million contract following a sign-and-trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The talks around this sign-and-trade deal began during the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft. Vegas did not own its selection in […]

The Vegas Golden Knights were one of the big winners of NHL free agency in 2025, acquiring superstar forward Mitch Marner from the Toronto Maple Leafs and getting him locked up for the next eight seasons. But the work continues to re-shape the blue line after the unfortunate news that Alex Pietrangelo is stepping away […]

The Vegas Golden Knights just locked in key blue-line talent with a four-year, $13 million extension for defenseman Kaedan Korczak that carries a $3.25 million annual cap hit beginning in the 2026–27 season. Korczak has grown steadily since being drafted 41st overall in 2019 and making his NHL debut in early 2022. He broke out […]

The Vegas Golden Knights have made a big move by signing Mitch Marner, who’s trading in his Toronto blue for the gold and black after spending seven seasons with the Maple Leafs. Marner is joining a team that recently celebrated a Stanley Cup victory and is eager to make another run for the title. In […]

The first major domino of the 2025 NHL Free Agency period has fallen as Mitch Marner has a new home. Marner agreed to a sign-and-trade, sending him from the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Vegas Golden Knights. This was a win for all parties involved. Marner has signed an eight-year deal worth $96 million, signing […]

On Sunday, rumors persisted that Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo could miss next season due to a career-ending injury. On Monday, he made it official that he was stepping away from the game to focus on his health, per Chris Johnston of The Athletic.  In a statement, Pietrangelo said his decision was due to […]

The Vegas Golden Knights have done it again. Ever since coming into the league, they have been the most aggressive team in terms of pursuing talent in free agency and trades. With Mitch Marner rumors swirling, Vegas was going to get involved. On Monday, they pulled off maybe the biggest one yet. According to TSN’s […]

The Vegas Golden Knights were knocked out in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs this spring. But in their short history, they have been known to make serious offseason moves. The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta reported Sunday that Alex Pietrangelo could miss all of 2025-26 with an injury. Could that launch Vegas to […]

The NHL’s free agency period is set to begin in just a few days on July 1st. That leaves NHL teams only a few days to retain their players before those players enter free agency. Toronto and Las Vegas have reportedly had discussions about a potential sign-and-trade involving Mitch Marner. That situation got an update […]

It has been a little more than nine years since the NHL approved the Vegas Golden Knights as an official team, and during that time, they have won the Stanley Cup, competed for another (during their inaugural campaign) and advanced to the playoffs in all but one season. This organization has set the bar for […]

The Vegas Golden Knights had a busy day on Wednesday. With NHL free agency set to open on July 1, the front office has made it a priority to re-sign some of their key players before they potentially hit the open market. After having agreed to a new deal with Reilly Smith, the Golden Knights […]