Kuzmenko’s overtime goal gives Canucks 5-4 win over Stars
February 28, 2023 GMTDALLAS (AP) — Andrei Kuzmenko scored 48 seconds into overtime and Vancouver goaltender Thatcher Demko won his first game in almost three months as the Canucks beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Monday night.
Stars acquire Dadonov from Canadiens for Gurianov
February 26, 2023 GMTFRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars acquired Evgenii Dadonov from the Montreal Canadiens for Denis Gurianov on Sunday in a swap of Russian forwards designed to give the Central Division leaders an offensive boost.
Harris scores twice, Montreal beats Edmonton 6-2
February 12, 2023 GMTMONTREAL (AP) — Jordan Harris had his first career two-goal game and the Montreal Canadiens earned wins on back-to-back afternoons with a 6-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.
Alex Belzile, Josh Anderson, Rafael Harvey-Pinard and Christian Dvorak added goals for Montreal.
Montreal plays Florida after Dadonov’s 2-goal performance
January 18, 2023 GMTFlorida Panthers (21-20-4, fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (19-23-3, eighth in the Atlantic Division)
Montreal, Quebec; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens host the Florida Panthers after Evgenii Dadonov's two-goal game against the Winnipeg Jets in the Canadiens' 4-1 win.
Evgenii Dadonov scores twice, Canadiens beat Jets 4-1
January 18, 2023 GMTMONTREAL (AP) — Evgenii Dadonov scored twice and Samuel Montembeault made 24 saves to help the Montreal Canadiens beat the Central Division-leading Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Mike Hoffman and Josh Anderson also scored for injury-riddled Montreal.
McDavid, Draisaitl carry Edmonton to 5-3 win over Montreal
December 4, 2022 GMTEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had two goals and two assists, Leon Draisaitl had a goal and three assists and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 on Saturday night.
McDavid found the Oilers effort to clamp down in the third period most encouraging.
Devils extend win streak to 10 with victory over Canadiens
November 16, 2022 GMTMONTREAL (AP) — Jack Hughes scored twice and the New Jersey Devils extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 5-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
Dougie Hamilton, Jesper Bratt, and John Marino also scored for New Jersey.
Devils beat Canadiens 5-1, extend winning streak to 10 games
November 16, 2022 GMTMONTREAL (AP) — Jack Hughes scored twice and the New Jersey Devils extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 5-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
Dougie Hamilton, Jesper Bratt, and John Marino also scored for New Jersey.
Theodore lifts Golden Knights past Capitals 4-3 in OT
April 21, 2022 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Shea Theodore scored 2:09 into overtime to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.
Alec Martinez, Evgenii Dadonov and Chandler Stephenson scored for the Golden Knights in regulation.
Vegas stays in playoff hunt with 6-1 win over Arizona
April 10, 2022 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Brayden McNabb scored a goal and assisted on two others and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Arizona Coyotes 6-1 on Saturday night.
With the win, the Knights moved within two points of third-place Los Angeles in the Pacific Division.
Arizona travels to Vegas for conference showdown
April 8, 2022 GMTArizona Coyotes (22-44-5, eighth in the Central) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (39-29-4, fourth in the Pacific)
Paradise, Nevada; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Vegas and Arizona meet in Western Conference play.
Vegas takes on Vancouver, aims for 6th straight home win
April 5, 2022 GMTVancouver Canucks (32-28-10, fifth in the Pacific) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (39-28-4, fourth in the Pacific)
Las Vegas; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Vegas hosts Vancouver trying to extend its five-game home winning streak.
Vancouver faces Vegas on 4-game home skid
April 2, 2022 GMTVegas Golden Knights (38-28-4, fourth in the Pacific) vs. Vancouver Canucks (32-28-9, fifth in the Pacific)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Vancouver hosts Vegas looking to stop its four-game home skid.
Vegas faces Seattle, looks to stop road slide
March 29, 2022 GMTVegas Golden Knights (36-28-4, fourth in the Pacific) vs. Seattle Kraken (21-39-6, eighth in the Pacific)
Seattle; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Vegas travels to Seattle looking to end its seven-game road losing streak.
Dadonov scores in OT to lift Vegas past Chicago 5-4
March 26, 2022 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Evgenii Dadonov scored in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights overcame a three-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 Saturday.
The Golden Knights trailed 3-0 entering the third but got goals from Chandler Stephenson, William Karlsson, Jack Eichel and Alex Pietrangelo.
Dadonov scores in ‘return’ as Vegas routs Predators 6-1
March 25, 2022 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and two assists, and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Nashville Predators 6-1 on Thursday night in a game that included a frightening injury.
Golden Knights forward Brett Howden was wheeled off the ice on a stretcher after going headfirst into the boards near the Vegas bench.
NHL voids Knights-Ducks Dadonov deal over no-trade clause
March 23, 2022 GMTThe NHL scrapped the trade of winger Evgenii Dadonov from Vegas to Anaheim over his no-trade list on Wednesday in an embarrassing end to a saga that dragged on more than 48 hours past the deadline and left the Golden Knights in a salary cap bind as they fight for a playoff spot.
Golden Knights beat Panthers 5-3 to snap five-game skid
March 18, 2022 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Evgenii Dadonov scored twice, Nic Roy got the game-winner in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Florida Panthers 5-3 on Thursday night.
Brett Howden and William Karlsson each added a goal for the Golden Knights.
Nylander lifts Maple Leafs past Golden Knights, 4-3 in SO
January 12, 2022 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — William Nylander scored in regulation and got the winner in a shootout as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Auston Matthews and Ilya Mikheyev also scored in regulation as Toronto improved to 5-0-1 on a six-game point streak, and 21-4-2 since opening the season 2-4-1.
Marchessault lifts Golden Knights past Rangers, 3-2 in SO
December 18, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored in the third round of the shootout and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the New York Rangers 3-2 Friday night for their season-high fourth straight victory.
Dadonov, Pacioretty, Roy lift Vegas over Calgary, 3-2
December 6, 2021 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Evgenii Dadonov scored his seventh goal of the season and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Sunday night.
Less than two minutes after Calgary’s Elias Lindholm cut the Golden Knights’ 2-0 lead in half, Dadonov responded by smacking a rebound past Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom to give Vegas a 3-1 lead.
Pacioretty scores 2, Golden Knights beat Coyotes 7-1
December 4, 2021 GMTGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Max Pacioretty scored twice and Chandler Stephenson had a short-handed goal in a four-goal second period, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Arizona Coyotes 7-1 on Friday night.
Hurricanes open six-game road trip with 4-2 win at Vegas
November 17, 2021 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Tony DeAngelo, Seth Jarvis, and Vincent Trocheck also scored for the Hurricanes, while Antti Raanta stopped 21 shots.
Marchessault, Dadonov get two each; Knights top Canucks, 7-4
November 14, 2021 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Evgenii Dadonov and Jonathan Marchessault each scored twice and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Vancouver Canucks 7-4 on Saturday night.
Vegas, now 9-0-2 all-time against the Canucks since 2017, overcame an early two-goal deficit to extend its win streak to 8-2-0 since Oct.
Vegas withstands late rally, beats Ducks 5-4 in shootout
October 30, 2021 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Spanning the roster to decide which player should be next in rotation during a shootout, Vegas Golden Knights coach Peter DeBoer deferred to assistant Ryan Craig, who suggested Evgenii Dadonov.
Short-handed goal by Smith helps lift Knights past Avs 3-1
October 27, 2021 GMTDENVER (AP) — Vegas forward Evgenii Dadonov had nothing but open ice and an empty net in front of him.
So he passed the puck back to teammate Keegan Kolesar to get him in on the scoring act. Initially credited with the goal, Kolesar later was given an assist.