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Golden Knights Lose Their Second Game In Three Days To Another New York Team; Rangers 2 VGK 1 Before Announced 18,143 Saturday

January 11, 2025January 12, 2025 Alan Snel Adam Edstrom, Adin Hill, Bruce Cassidy, Igor Shesterkin, Ilya Samsonov, Jonathan Quick, Mark Stone, Reilly Smith, Vincent Trocheck

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Facing (Very) Early Deficit Against Flyers, VGK Score Three Times In Second Period En Route To 5-2 Win Over Flyers Before 17,909 Thursday

January 2, 2025January 2, 2025 Alan Snel Aleksei Kolosov, Bruce Cassidy, Ilya Samsonov, Jack Eichel, Mark Stone, Nic Hague, Pavel Dorofeyev, Tanner Pearson, Travis Konecny, Tyson Foerster

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Golden Knights Look To Roll Number 7 Win In A Row, But Montreal Canadiens Rally from 2-0 Deficit To Beat VGK, 3-2, On New Year’s Eve

December 31, 2024December 31, 2024 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Bruce Cassidy, Cole Caufield, Emil Heineman, Ilya Samsonov, Kirby Dach, Noah Hanifin, Pavel Dorofeyev, Sam Montembeault, Zach Whitecloud

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Masterful Goaltending Job By Samsonov For VGK In 3-0 Win Over Calgary Before 18,269 Sunday

December 29, 2024December 29, 2024 Alan Snel Alex Pietrangelo, Brett Howden, Dan Vladar, Ilya Samsonov, Tanner Pearson, Victor Olofsson

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VGK Overcome Early 1-0 Deficit, Slow Start (Again) To Dominate Seattle, 6-2, Before 17,862 Saturday; Vegas vs Ducks Monday

December 21, 2024December 22, 2024 Alan Snel Alex Pietrangelo, Brayden McNabb, Brett Howden, Bruce Cassidy, Chandler Stephenson, Ilya Samsonov, Jack Eichel, Jaden Schwartz, Keegan Kolesar, Mark Stone, Nic Hague, Philipp Grubauer, Shea Theodore, Victor Olofsson, Vince Dunn, William Karlsson

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Globetrotting VGK Owner Foley Enjoys His Auckland FC Soccer Team’s First Win In New Zealand; VGK Power By LA Kings, 6-1, Tuesday

October 22, 2024October 22, 2024 Alan Snel Alexander Holtz, Bill Foley, Ilya Samsonov, Ivan Barbashev, Mark Stone, Pavel Dorofeyev, Tomas Hertl

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Theodore’s Puck-Handling Skills Deliver OT Win For Golden Knights Over Washington Wednesday; VGK Defeat Caps, 4-3, Despite Ovi’s Two Goals

April 20, 2022April 21, 2022 Alan Snel Alec Martinez, Alex Ovechkin, Chandler Stephenson, Evgenii Dadonov, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Ilya Samsonov, Logan Thompson, Pete DeBoer, Robin Lehner, Shea Theodore

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Just the facts: Vegas Golden Knights 4 Washington Capitals

July 5, 2021

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