They aren’t in a position to trade for another goalie contract because they have Hill signed for $6.25M through the 2031 season, and Carter Hart signed next season for $2M.
If I were the GM, I certainly wouldn’t have signed the Hart deal, so I probably would’ve traded for a goalie.
In Las Vegas, the trade deadline passed with unusual silence
On the impact the Golden Knights hope their minor additions have ⤵️
Final- Minnesota 4, Vegas 2
The Wild were the better team tonight by a good margin.
The Golden Knights were making a push, but Gustavsson held down the fort, and then the Wild got a 3-on-1 and cashed in.
4-1 Wild with 4 minutes to play. That should just about do it.
Pavel Dorofeyev is the first player in Golden Knights history to score 30 goals in consecutive seasons.
Akira Schmid has made a couple of big saves to keep this a two-goal game.
Pavel Dorofeyev scores on the power play to get Vegas on the board.
That gives him 30 goals and 50 points, both for the second-straight season.
Michael McCarron makes it 3-0 seconds later.
It was a wrist shot from distance that beat Schmid's blocker. Looked like he may have been screened.
Zach Bogosian hammers a slapshot from the point to make it 2-0 Wild.
That dude can rip it.
Hanifin passed it back to the point but there was no one there.
Mats Zuccarello grabs it for a breakway and roofs it over Schmid's glove to give Minnesota a 1-0 lead.
Marner set it for Dorofeyev on a tee in the slot, and Pavel wound up for that slapshot like he was Bryson DeChambeau in the long drive event.
Gustavsson made the save. All positioning, no way he saw that clapper from that close.
Minnesota did put the puck in the net, but it was well after the buzzer for the end of the period.
Colton Sissons just had his second breakaway of the 1st period.
Gustavsson stuffed both of them.
Ryan Hartman in all alone in the opening 10 seconds, and Akira Schmid makes a massive glove save.
Akira Schmid and Filip Gustavsson lead their teams onto the ice for warm ups.
McCrimmon says the team will need to advance in the playoffs in order for William Karlsson to return to the lineup, but they’re holding out hope that he does play at some point.
Akira Schmid is the first goalie off the ice, and will start tonight for the Golden Knights against Minnesota.
Interesting note: He has never played a full game against the Wild in his career. He did play 33 minutes after Hart got hurt earlier this year and stopped all 15 shots.
Golden Knights morning skate line rushes, Howden skated as an extra so looks like he’s out.
Barbashev—Eichel—Bowman
Smith—Marner—Dorofeyev
Saad—Hertl—Kolesar
Cole Smith—Dowd—Sissons
McNabb—Theodore
Hanifin—Korczak
Andersson—Lauzon
Brett Howden is on the ice for Vegas’ morning skate, wearing a regular jersey.
Vítek Vaněček was awesome last night for Utah, stopping all 16 shots for his 11th career NHL shutout, and it came in his 100th NHL win.
He made several incredible lateral saves on backdoor plays. As a pending UFA, he could use a strong finish to the season.
Leafs pull the goalie with more than 5 minutes left, down by 3?
Shesterkin can sling it. This is prime goalie goal territory
The trade market is busy, but no NHL goalies have been dealt... yet.
Here are six goalies I believe could help a contender, to varying degrees, on @theathletic.com ⤵️
Vikman is 23, in his third pro season. He's a big, positional goalie. I like his raw tools, but he has yet to post a .900 save percentage in the minors yet. Still room to grow, but he has tools.
If you're trying to keep track, here are the future draft picks VGK have dealt:
2026 1st: to CGY for Hanifin
2026 4th: to WSH for Mantha
2027 1st: to CGY for Andersson
2027 3rd: to WSH for Dowd
2028 2nd: to CGY for Andersson
2028 3rd: to NSH for Smith
2029 2nd: to WSH for Dowd
Golden Knights Jesper Vikman and draft picks to Washington to acquire Nic Dowd
What it means for Vegas' center depth-
🎥 Film Study: Why a trade for Sergei Bobrovsky is a good idea, despite his poor statistics
I dove into Bobrovsky’s film, and despite posting a career low save %, I believe the 37 year old is capable of another deep playoff run.
Here why ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...
The Golden Knights have acquired Nic Dowd from Washington in exchange for Jesper Vikman, a 3rd-round pick in 2027, and a 2nd-round pick in 2029.
Final- Golden Knights 4, Red Wings 3 in OT
Tomas Hertl buries a turnaround shot from the slot to win it for Vegas in overtime.
Mitch Marner ties it 3-3.
He did a great job battling for ice in front of the net. He provided a screen on the initial shot, then made himself available for a low-to-high pass after it missed the net, and buried it.
Ivan Barbashev redirects a shot into the net.
Really nice reaction play by him to get a stick on that puck after it was deflected once.
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