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The Vegas Golden Knights, after earning a road split with a 5-3 victory Friday night at the San Jose Sharks, hold home ice advantage heading into Game 3 of their first-round playoff series on Sunday night in Las Vegas. The Golden Knights went 24-12-5 at T-Mobile Arena during the regular season and were 7-3 there during last year's run to the Stanley Cup Final. So with three of a potential five games in the series now set for Las Vegas, there was plenty of optimism -- and relief -- after Friday night's victory. Continue to Article

April 14, 2019 11:41:am EST

The biggest question for the San Jose Sharks going into the playoffs was if goaltender Martin Jones was up to the task of leading them to a championship. Looking to bounce back from a 5-2 loss in Game 1, Vegas came out strong Friday night. Unlike the Eakin goal, the other two looked like ones Jones should have stopped so it's not surprising that he was yanked in favor of Aaron Dell. Continue to Article

April 13, 2019 1:25:am EST

The Vegas Golden Knights looked a little overwhelmed by the sheer talent of the San Jose Sharks in Game 1 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs. If only they had, say, the leading scorer from the KHL this season … TSN's Darren Dreger reports that Nikita Gusev's agent J.P. Barry confirmed that the 26-year-old forward has been released from his contract from St. Petersburg SKA of the KHL. Dreger reports that this opens up Gusev to sign a one-year entry-level contract with the Golden Knights for the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and Gusev is expected to join the Golden Knights by this weekend. Continue to Article

April 12, 2019 9:30:pm EST

The Vegas Golden Knights know they need to make changes heading into Game 2 against the San Jose Sharks on Friday night (10:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN; Live stream), but perhaps they're learning the wrong lessons. To head coach Gerard Gallant, Vegas wasn't “hungry” enough in a convincing 5-2 Game 1 loss, while defenseman Jon Merrill emphasized the perceived need for the Golden Knights to check Brent Burns and Erik Karlsson early and often, as the Athletic's Jesse Granger notes. Continue to Article

April 12, 2019 1:16:pm EST

Brent Burns, Evander Kane, Tomas Hertl and Marc-Edouard Vlasic each had goal and an assist, and Martin Jones finished with 24 saves to lead the host San Jose Sharks to a 5-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of a first-round Western Conference playoff series on Wednesday night. Joe Pavelski also scored a goal, and Erik Karlsson added two assists for the Sharks. Mark Stone scored both goals for Vegas, his first career two-goal playoff game. Continue to Article

April 11, 2019 1:48:am EST