Vegas Golden Knights clinch Pacific Division after a blistering 7-0-1 finish, ignited by John Tortorella’s late-season arrival. Can this surge carry VGK through a tough postseason? Tony Dasco and Chris Gawlik recap the clinching win over the Seattle Kraken, spotlighting Riley Smith’s scoring streak and Carter Hart’s game-changing run in net. The chemistry shift, emergence of key players, and the impact of Tortorella’s leadership are dissected at every turn.
The crew previews the opening round playoff matchup against the upstart Utah Mammoth, raising questions about VGK’s ability to counter Utah’s speed and depth. Discussion includes Tomas Hertl’s scoring drought, Brandon Saad’s diminished role, and the crucial third-line battle ahead. Will Vegas’ playoff experience and special teams be enough to fend off a hungry Mammoth squad with dangerous scorers like Dylan Guenther and Clayton Keller? Don’t miss this action-packed look at the Golden Knights’ quest to defend their Pacific crown.
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13 Comments
New coach, solid goaltender, enough said!!!
McCrimmon has his stacks of I told you so ready for all his hater.
Golden Torts and Starter Hart the heroes we needed.
It turns out cassidy was the problem, not the players.
It’s the goaltending and the coaching. For whatever reason these guys weren’t showing up for Bruce and Hill, well he’s going to be a very expensive back up.
Would Saad even draw in before Bowman if push came to shove?
Those commercials make you sound like a real cheeseball.
Imagine Reilly Smith didn’t play last night. 2 goals and an assist down the drain. Smith 16 goals on limited appearances. The VGK needs to sit non scoring forwards. Sit Saad, Tommy (The Postman) Hertl or Kolesar. No more sitting Smith. Send Hertl down to Henderson. A game or 2 down in Henderson does wonders for Post hitting😂. Saad skates fast but he is like the high performance washing machine without adding the detergent. The results are always the same. NADA!
They should have called Utah "The Salty Dogs" missed opportunity.
Smith not being on the PK is still a mystery. He has been excellent in the past back there, including some shorties.
The guys were not hustling the first two periods. I saw lots of coasting and avoiding hits like they figured Seattle was just going to roll over for them. Thanks to great goaltending by Hart, we were able to come back in the 3rd and win. We'd have been down by 3 or 4 if Hill was still in net.
Utah is small, soft, inexperienced. They gonna get pushed around.
What a great finish to the regular season schedule for Vega$ . Colorado , Dallas , and Utah all can be had the way we are playing as of late ! WATCH ! 😇😇😇😇
Has bruce made a public statement? I haven't seen anything