Bruce Cassidy is telling the Golden Knights to "handle business" against the Arizona Coyotes in Tempe tonight. The Coyotes could still be a dangerous team even though their season is basically over as they are 20 points out of a playoff spot. Arizona has a winning record (20-19) at Mullett Arena on the ASU campus. Cassidy said we will not see Tomas Hertl tonight in his debut. Many believe it could be due to cap restrictions even though Hertl is said to be medically cleared. Nic Roy was...

Topping our list of unsung heroes this season for the Golden Knights, is defenseman Brayden McNabb. Not only has he played in every game, he already has a career high of 24 points. He's plus-18 on the season and plus-116 for his career. Michael Amadio is also on our list. We talk about the impact of trade deadline acquisitions Noah Hanifin and Anthony Mantha. They have combined for 14 points in the 13 games since they hit the ice for VGK. We also discuss the Pacific Division race as it...

One of the trademarks of the Golden Knights since inception has been its ability to respond after an opponent scores a goal. In Tuesday's win over the first-place Vancouver Canucks, the Golden Knights had two quick responses everytime the Canucks rallied to get back in the game.After a Nils Hoglander goal cut the Vancouver deficit to 2-1, Jack Eichel tallied his 27th goal some 20-second later. Then Brett Howden put the game away for good. Quinn Hughes scored to rally the Canucks to down...

The Golden Knights return home following a successful four-game road swing tonight as they face the division-leading Vancouver Canucks. Both teams have eight games remaining. VGK looks to close the gap on the Canucks, who lead the Pacific by ten points, and the Edmonton Oilers, who lead VGK by five points. Suddenly, the Golden Knights have 90 points. VGK lost the last meeting against Vancouver 3-1 on home ice. VGK had a difficult time breaking out of the neutral zone in that game. We...

Jonathan Marchessault potted his 40th goal of the season on an empty netter in overtime Saturday, as VGK defeated the Minnesota Wild 2-1. The win wrapped up a successful road trip in which the Golden Knights took home seven of eight points. For a second time in three weeks, the Wild pulled its goalie in overtime to add an extra attacker. The first time, on March 10, it worked against Nashville. On Saturday, the tactic failed and pretty much knocked the Wild out of playoff contention,...

Following Thursday's 4-1 on the road at Winnipeg, VGK head coach Bruce said the two teams have started to develop "mutual hatred" between each other. Some of that hatred might have spilled over when Keegan Kolesar took exception to hit on Michael Amadio by Logan Stanley, and those two had a fight just three minutes into the contest. The turning point of the game, however, was when a Nic Hague game misconduct was reduced from a major to a minor penalty on a hit on Vladislov Namestikov. It...

Is VGK still lacking urgency with just 10 games remaining in the season? Even Bruce Cassidy has pointed to some of the issues saying the team has not played well enough to win or after the Columbus game he said VGK "doesn't want it." They are leading in the playoff chase by six points, the equivalent of a three-game lead and should be able to get into the playoffs. With a last-minute push, however, VGK could move up in the standings. We preview tonight's Winnipeg-VGK game. The Jets have...

The Golden Knights were luck to salvage a point in Nashville Tuesday night. They had a 4-1 lead heading into the third period, but the red-hot Predators tied it a 4-4 and won it in overtime. VGK has now allowed 36 third period goals since Feb 1. They keep collapsing in the final period. Roman Josi scored the overtime winner for the Preds, who have the streak alive with points in 18 consecutive games. Barbeshev, Howden, Theodore and Karlsson scored for VGK in the loss. VGK was in the back...

Logan Thompson stopped a penalty shot in O.T. and Jonathan Marchessault responded :19 later as the Golden Knights earned two points in a 3-2 win over St. Louis. Thompson stopped Pavel Buchnevich on the penalty shot after Noah Hanifin was called on a tripping call. VGK almost let the game slip away after playing two solid periods. The Blues had a strong push in the final period. There were a lot of posts hit in last night's game. Tonight VGK plays in Nashville on the tail end of the...

It appears VGK will be without goaltender Adin Hill as an important road swing begins tonight in St. Louis. Hill made a left pad save in Saturday's win over Columbus and quickly went to the VGK bench and pulled himself out of the game. This means VGK will enter the crucial week with Logan Thompson, who has been inconsistent, and Jiri Patera, who hasn't had a lot of NHL starts. The good news for VGK is Jack Eichel is starting to heat up. He had two goals in Saturday's game including one on the...

Another late surge for VGK helped the Golden Knights to defeat the Kraken for a second time this month 3-1. Keegan Kolesar broke a 1-1 tie with the game-winner with just 1:20 remaining in regulation. The goal was reviewed for potential offsides but it stood. Logan Thompson stopped 21 of 22 shots. We have a preview of VGK-Columbus and we have our WTF comments.

Eleven points outside of the playoff line, are the visiting Seattle Kraken looking towards the future? We will find out if the Kraken have anything left in the tank tonight. Seattle has dropped five straight, including the loss to VGK that could have been the dagger in Seattle's playoff hopes. VGK hopes to clean up its game. Logan Thompson will start in net for the Golden Knights tonight. Bruce Cassidy has said this week that his team is getting further away from poor pockets of hockey and...

Adin Hill gave up two cheap goals in VGK's loss to the Lightning 5-3 at the Fortress last night. Hill gave up one goal that went off his shoulder. Another he was out of position and the puck went under his skate. Casssidy afterward said "the fourth goal speaks for itself." He said Sean Burke works on the goalies technique and he schedules starts around Burke's recommendations. The team still needs to cleanup a lot of areas. They gave up four goals on just 20 shots on goal Tuesday night. ...

Bruce Cassidy sat veteran defensemen Nic Hague and Zach Whitecloud Sunday. You have to wonder if it will have an adverse effect on the Golden Knights in the locker room. Was it a temporary move, or is Cassidy sending a message to the two players. Granted he replaced them with Alec Martinez and Ben Hutton, but the message was sent loud and clear as Cassidy replaced two players that have been in the starting lineup for more than 50 games apiece. Cassidy benched Phil Kessel last year and in...

Bruce Cassidy benched two defensive players Sunday in the Golden Knights 3-1 win over the visiting New Jersey Devils. Cassidy sat starting blueliners Zach Whitecloud and Nic Hague in favor of Alec Martinez, back off injury, and Ben Hutton. The move had to send shockwaves through the VGK locker room. Cassidy is making the team battle for playing time. He said players have to play well when they get a chance. He added, "it sucks for guys that aren't in the lineup." Jack Eichel played a solid...

VGK had another third period meltdown Thursday night. This time is was a four-goal third period by the Calgary Flames in the latest Golden Knights loss 4-1. This was a Calgary team that gave up 18 goals during a three-game losing streak coming into the game. VGK has been giving up third period goals in bunches in the third period of late, especially to non-playoff teams. Again the Golden Knights were plagued by poor defense and shotty goaltending. VGK heads into the weekend with a four...

Jack Eichel's overtime goal completed VGK's comeback Tuesday night in Seattle in a 5-4 win. The Golden Knights trailed by two goals with about 8 1/2 to go in the game before William Karlsson bought VGK to within one goal. The stage was set for Jonathan Marchessault to score his 37th goal with 16.3 remaining in the game to force the extra period. Eichel scored on the breakaway in OT and VGK earned two big points with the rally. It was just the second 6-on-5 goal for VGK at the end of...

Appearing on the Jeff Marek Show in Canada on Monday, VGK General Manager Kelly McCrimmon defended the team against criticism the Golden Knights have exploited the Long Term Injured Reserve system. He said the insinuation that these aren't significant are ridiculous. He said the NHL polices the rules and the league watches very carefully. The Golden Knights resume play Tuesday night in Seattle against the "stingy" Kraken. Over the past 34 games, Seattle has just allowed 2.26 goals a game,...

Jonathan Marchessault's third hat trick of the season led VGK to a 5-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings Saturday night and broke a four-game losing streak for the Golden Knights. Marchessault potted the game winner at 17:16 of the third period. The Golden Knights saw Detroit come back to tie the score twice in the contest. VGK had the early jump they were looking for as they scored the first two goals of the game. But Detroit kept battling back. The Golden Knights should have put the game...

The Vegas Golden Knights just keep on doing it, as they've acquired Tomas Hertl and two third-round picks from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a first-round pick and center prospect David Edstrom. Chris Gawlik of Locked On Golden Knights joins Gil Martin of Locked On NHL to react to the move from the VGK perspective, talk about Hertl fits into the mix in Vegas, and just how the Knights front office keeps big game hunting so successfully.

Even with the addition of Noah Hanifan and Anthony Mantha, we saw the same VGK result as the previous three games, a Golden Knights loss. Although it was the debut of the two players, VGK still got off to a slow start in falling to the Canucks 3-1 at T-Mobile Arena. The Golden Knights trailed 2-0 in the early stages of the game and never recovered. It was a night i which the Golden Knights could barely get through the neutral zone. Michael Amadio scored the only VGK goal. The Detroit Red...

The Vegas Golden Knights have done it again, swooping in before the NHL Trade Deadline to land Noah Hanifin, the best defenseman on the market, from the Calgary Flames in exchange for a 1st-round pick, a 3rd-round pick and defensive prospect Daniil Miromanov. Chris Gawlik of Locked On Golden Knights joins Gil Martin of Locked On NHL to react to the trade from the VGK perspective, marvel of GM Kelly McCrimmon pulling off another major move, discuss what it means for the future of fan favourite...

It appears VGK General Manager Kelly McCrimmon might have fleeced another team before the trade deadline. VGK traded for Calgary defenseman Noah Hanifin Wednesday. The star defenseman is having a career season with 11 goals and 35 points already. He averages about 24 minutes on the ice per game. Hanifin spent six seasons with the Flames. VGK traded away Danil Miromanov and draft picks. Just like the deal that landed Anthony Mantha in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Calgary is paying half of...

Last month the Washington Post's Bailey Johnson reported VGK had scouts at five consecutive Capitals games. On Tuesday, VGK traded for the Caps winger Anthony Mantha as a result of the scouting work. Manthan is a big body 6-4, 234, who will slot in as a right winger immediately. He has 20 goals in 56 games and is hoping to break his career-best goal record of 26. VGK gave up a second round pick this year and a 4th rounder in 2026. Only $2.85 million counts against VGK's cap, as Washington...