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Golden Knights Start Fast And Defeat LA Kings, 4-1, In Final Game Before Break Thursday

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Anze Kopitar, Bruce Cassidy, Jack Eichel, Mark Stone, Mitch Marner, Pavel Dorofeyev

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VGK center Jack Eichel scores on Kings goalie Cam Talbot.

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Golden Knights Break Four-Game Losing Streak With 3-2 Win Over LA On Home Ice Thursday, With Attendance Announced At 18,595; Off To Seattle For Winter Classic New Year’s Day Game

December 28, 2023December 28, 2023 Alan Snel Anze Kopitar, Bruce Cassidy, Cam Talbot, Jack Eichel, Logan Thompson, Michael Amadio, Paul "Welcome Back" Cotter, William Karlsson

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The defending Stanley Cup champs were

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Golden Knights Lose Second Straight, Fall, 4-1, To LA Kings Before 18,330 Wednesday

November 8, 2023November 8, 2023 Alan Snel Adrian Kempe, Anze Kopitar, Bruce Cassidy, Cam Talbot, Chandler Stephenson, Mark Stone, Nic Hague, Nic Roy, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Trevor Moore, William Karlsson, Zach Whitecloud

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell It was a nice hockey crowd

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Golden Knights Unleash Four-Goal Frenzy In First Period Against LA Kings, Cruise To 5-2 Win Before Announced Attendance Of 18,404 Thursday

April 6, 2023April 7, 2023 Alan Snel Anze Kopitar, Ben Hutton, Bruce Cassidy, Chandler Stephenson, Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel, Jonathan Marchessault, Joonas Korpisalo, Laurent Brossoit, Nic Hague, Nic Roy, Phil Kessel, Phoenix Copley, Vladislav Gavrikov

(Publisher’s Note: Today’s game coverage is dedicated to the memory of Joe Pane, a helluva great guy who covered the

VGK 4 LA 2 in LA. Photo: VGK

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VGK Rally For Four Consecutive Goals To Defeat Kings, 4-2, In LA Monday

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Alan Snel Anze Kopitar, Cal Petersen, Dustin Brown, Dylan Coghlan, Keegan Kolesar, Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, Nic Roy, Robin Lehner, Ryan Reaves, Shea Theodore, Tomas Jurco

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The LA Kings are always a pain in the butt for the Vegas Golden Knights.

Vegas Golden Knights hockey captured at T-mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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LA Kings Visit Vegas and Defeat Golden Knights Again Sunday, 4-1, Before 18,419; VGK’s Eight-Game Win Streak Snapped

March 1, 2020March 2, 2020 Alan Snel Alex Iafallo, Anze Kopitar, Brandon Pirri, Calvin Petersen, Cameron Hughes, Marc Andre-Fleury, Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, Nate Schmidt, Paul Stastny, Reilly Smith, Shea Theodore, Trevor Lewis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The LA Kings have haunted the Vegas Golden Knights

July 5, 2021

Alan Snel, veteran journalist and LVSportsBiz.com publisher. ASnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking news on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, New York, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic.

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

LVCVA spends $8.25 million on A’s sponsorship

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

May 24, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel is a nationally-known bicycle rights leader and bicycle travel writer.

Alan focuses on reducing road violence and has asked government to enforce road safety laws, design better roads for bicyclists and walkers not just motorists, educate drivers, install more penalties for reckless motorists and lower speed limits.

Here are Alan’s travel story samples, literary adventures based on Alan’s expansive and curious approach to reporting sports-business news and a bicycle life:

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel has also written two books: Long Road Back To Las Vegas and Bicycle Man. Purchase Long Road Back To Las Vegas on Amazon and contact Alan to buy Bicycle Man at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com.