With only 14 games remaining in the regular season, the Vegas Golden Knights secured a crucial 3-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken, furthering their playoff aspirations. Jack Eichel scored the opening goal, his 22nd of the season, marking his 499th career point. The tightly contested match saw late goals from Keegan Kolesar and Chandler Stephenson seal the win for Vegas. Goalie Logan Thompson made 20 saves, contributing to a commendable defensive effort that limited the Kraken to minimal high-danger chances. This victory handed Seattle their sixth consecutive loss. The Golden Knights, keen on tightening their game to ensure a playoff spot, are focused on collecting as many points as possible in the closing stages of the season, with players and coaches emphasizing the importance of defensive discipline and seizing crucial points.
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🎥 Cassidy: Nothing's easy right now for us. That can be a good thing if you persevere and get through it. https://t.co/1quevUz8B0
🎥 Eichel: It was a huge goal at the end of the game to give us the lead and two points. https://t.co/mEEVrGRoem
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🎥 Kolesar: I think we're starting to do the right things in the defensive zone. https://t.co/7shyWOVz7G
🎥 Stephenson: It's that time of year. We're trying to collect as many points as we can. https://t.co/tmuyMatTeH
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Kolesar scores late, Golden Knights hand Kraken 6th straight loss ⤵️ https://t.co/sWhVjJmoEV
Keegan Kolesar goal with 1:20 left sinks Seattle Kraken in 3-1 loss to Golden Knights https://t.co/yMK3uaBxwc
The Seattle Kraken lost their sixth consecutive game after falling to the Las Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 on Thursday night. https://t.co/sNCe0KHPlk
This one bounces the Golden Knights' way, as Vegas ekes by Kraken in 3-1 home win https://t.co/Yas7Gqiile
The Vegas Golden Knights dealt the Kraken a demoralizing and costly loss nine days ago and they got in one more kick, extending Seattle's winless streak to six games with a 3-1 win Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena. Via @KateShefte https://t.co/Mh0vJVXxl8
Logan Thompson got the Golden Knights across the finish line Thursday. Thompson made 20 saves to help the Knights to a 3-1 win over the Seattle Kraken. #VegasBorn https://t.co/3XqJ3lA1RN
On the bright side for the Golden Knights, they’ve played three straight games of excellent defense. NJ, TB and now Seattle tonight. They’ve held all 3 out of dangerous areas and cleaned up pucks in front of the net for the most part. That side of things is trending well.
It's a final from Vegas: VGK 3 Seattle 1 https://t.co/dG1jrW3CdM https://t.co/qSHnkZTOYL
Final, 3-1 Golden Knights. It was a tight game. The Golden Knights were really strong defensively. And they ride an excellent game from Noah Hanifin to a victory.
Final- Vegas 3, Seattle 1 The Golden Knights turn it on late to escape this one with two points. Not the prettiest game, but right now the points are what matters and they got them both.
Final: Golden Knights 3, Kraken 1 Kolesar with the winner. Thompson with a great game. They delivered on the response. Four wins in six games.
Stephenson ices it with an empty netter. 3-1 Vegas
Chandler Stephenson. PPG. Empty net goal. 3-1 Vegas.
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Call on the ice stands. It’s a goal. Vegas up 2-1 with 1:20 left. Kraken called for delay of game on the failed challenge. https://t.co/2ENtYFSwXF
THE CALL ON THE ICE STANDS 2-1 GOLDEN KNIGHTS WITH 1:20 TO PLAY!!!!!
Kolesar gives VGK a 2-1 lead -- 1:20 left in third Seattle challenging play for offside
KEEGAN KOLESAR BREAKS THE TIE WITH 1:20 TO GO IN THE THIRD!!!!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/HmCCaYloGJ
Fourth line does it again. Keegan Kolesar on the rebound. Golden Knights lead with 1:20 to go.
Strong drive to the net by Brett Howden, and Vegas finally jams it past Grubauer to retake the lead 2-1 with 1:20 to play. Kolesar got the goal.
KEEGAN KOLESAR. 2-1 Vegas. Fourth line delivers a big one. 1:20 left in this one.
3rd period shots are 10-2 for Vegas with 7:58 remaining.
Grubauer with a huge stop on a 2-on-1 shorthanded. He's made some huge stops tonight.
Roy called for holding at 3:31. Kraken to the power play.
The Golden Knights held Seattle to only 16 shots and 3 high danger chances through 40 minutes. 20 more minutes to close out a dominant defensive performance.
1-0 Knights after two periods. Logan Thompson took one to the noggin but he's apparently OK and he remains in goal.
After 2 -- Vegas 1 Seattle 0 https://t.co/rSdqEI4cNj
End of 2: Same as End of 1 Logan Thompson has been really good when needed. Shot counter says 21 total in the period but didn't feel like it. Either way, Knights take a one-goal lead into the final 20.
End of the second, 1-0 Vegas. A more even period there. A strong push late from Vegas on the power play. Setting up for a really solid third period.
Kraken called for delay of game with 2:52 left in the second. Golden Knights back to the power play.
psssttt... Jack Eichel's goal tonight was his 499th NHL point just gonna leave that there... 👀
Logan Thompson misplayed the puck then made a save with his mask, so the refs blew the play dead. Really hard shot that clanked off his mask, and he doesn’t wear a dangler so a little scary, but he’s fine.
A good opening 20 minutes for the home team. 1-0 lead, not many mistakes. A 13-7 edge in SOG. Thompson looked OK. Much to like for the VGK audience.
End of the first, 1-0 Vegas. That was an incredibly efficient period from Vegas. They were great on the forecheck. Better in the NZ. Seattle a lot of one and done in the offensive zone. And no odd-man rushes.
Vegas leads Seattle 1-0 after one. Excellent period defensively for the Golden Knights. They didn't give the Kraken much room through the NZ & allowed only a couple real chances. Didn't generate a ton offensively, but a sneaky play by Marchessault was enough to grab the lead.
End of 1: Golden Knights 1, Kraken 0 Really strong defensive period. Thompson with timely saves, not a lot of danger in front, top line gets rewarded with an Eichel goal. Shots 13-7 Vegas.
2nd-ever VGK goal in a 2024 Winter Classic jersey 🙌 Jack Eichel, whose score in OT beat the Kraken last week, nets his third goal in five games to let Vegas draw first blood. https://t.co/WYy8mWeNwf
Jack Eichel scores his 22nd goal of the season to mark his 499th career point (202 G, 297 A). Eichel can become the 5th fastest active U.S.-born player to record 500 points. #VegasBorn
Eichel scores and VGK leads, 1-0. Now on PP
Eichel banks it off Grubauer and in. 1-0 Knights. Nice breakout pass by McNabb to start the proceedings.
Jack Eichel with the jam in front. Point No. 499. 1-0 at 8:14.
Timely saves, timely goals. Thompson makes a huge stop on a one-timer from the slot, then Vegas jams one past Grubauer on the other end a minute later. 1-0 Vegas
Jack Eichel. 1-0 Vegas. Cheeky little play there from Marchessault.
Seattle vs Vegas Scoreless 5 minutes in https://t.co/SZGyd1uwvW
Go-time between Knights and Kraken! The NHL’s youngest teams tee it back up in their Winter Classic unis, this time indoors and in Vegas. Watch on ESPN and I’ll have your recap live on @KTNV at 11. https://t.co/v2O8fTHQNS
Golden Knights and Kraken are underway in Vegas https://t.co/adKp11B03W
There's 13 games left for VGK beginning with this one vs. Kraken. Let's see how much urgency the Knights show. It needs to be substantial.
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Moved from Las Vegas Stadium board meeting to T-Mobile Arena for Vegas Golden Knights versus the Seattle Kraken. Boxes in back of net will hold audio equipment. For some TV, there will be a camera in there. Not tonight, though. Just audio from back of the net. https://t.co/y9KEjGtdTI
The Golden Knights will try to extend their lead in the Western Conference wild-card chase against the Seattle Kraken. #VegasBorn https://t.co/zvf5llZmyN
Jack Eichel can join the 500-point club when the @GoldenKnights host the @SeattleKraken at 10:30 p.m. ET on @ESPN. #NHLStats: https://t.co/ssDpfYAPYX https://t.co/MvhnaqUblq
The @GoldenKnights are still in a playoff spot with 14 games remaining in the regular season, but they need to tighten up a few things to punch their ticket. #VegasBorn https://t.co/B2KuoWpeGz
William Karlsson stresses a sense of urgency tomorrow: “Every game now is crucial. Especially, getting these two games and four points will be huge.” 🎥: @MikeDixon_VST #VegasBorn https://t.co/fqDXPrtVfH