Vegas Golden Knights

Chicago Steel forward Brendan Brisson became the first forward in the team’s history to be picked in the first round of the NHL Draft on Tuesday night, as he was selected by the Vegas Golden Knights with the 29th overall pick. Brisson is the third player in team history to be picked in the first round, joining defenseman Jamie...

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner is staying put in Sin City, as the netminder has signed a 5-year, $25 million contract extension with the team. The news, first reported by TSN’s Frank Seravalli, takes a big-time free agent off the market as the NHL prepares for the start of free agency next week: The Golden Knights confirmed the deal…

The Chicago Blackhawks have made it a habit to give former players another shot in recent years, and it appears they’ll be doing that again, as they’ve acquired Brandon Pirri in a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights. In exchange, the Blackhawks sent forward Dylan Sikura to the Golden Knights. Pirri, a second-round pick of the Blackhawks in the...

The Chicago Blackhawks had two different leads in Game 5 against the Vegas Golden Knights, but they couldn’t finish the job, as Alex Tuch scored a go-ahead goal early in the third period to eliminate Chicago in a 4-3 Vegas triumph. The Blackhawks got goals from Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat, but it wasn’t enough as the...

The Chicago Blackhawks are fresh off their first playoff victory in three years, and they’ll hope to fend off elimination once again on Tuesday night as they take on the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals. The Blackhawks, who won Game 4 by a 3-1 margin, are still down three games to one in the…

The Chicago Blackhawks and Vegas Golden Knights are facing off in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and while Chicago is down in the series, they were able to win Game 4, forcing a Game 5 on Tuesday night. The Golden Knights still lead the best-of-seven series by three games to one. We’ll update the full schedule as…

The Chicago Blackhawks continued their struggles against the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday, as they fell 2-1 in Game 3 of the series. The Blackhawks got off to a strong start possession-wise, but the Golden Knights were still able to score a short-handed goal to give themselves an early lead. William Karlsson received a tremendous feed from Mark Stone heading…

The Chicago Blackhawks are in a 2-0 series hole against the Vegas Golden Knights, and they’ll hope to turn things around with a pair of back-to-back games this weekend as they take over as the home squad. The Blackhawks, who lost Game 2 in overtime on Thursday, have a tall task in front of them as they try to figure…

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in overtime on Thursday evening, with Reilly Smith scoring the game-winning goal to give Vegas a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Paul Stastny, Tomas Nosek and Mark Stone also scored goals for the Knights, while Dylan Strome, Dominik Kubalik and Kirby Dach scored for Chicago. The Golden Knights stormed out…

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner didn’t face too many challenges in going up against his former Chicago Blackhawks teammates in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals, but his battles against his own equipment led him to post a hilarious meme to his Twitter feed Thursday. Lehner, who stopped 19 of 20 shots in earning the Game 1 victory…

With memories of their Game 1 loss fresh in their minds, the Chicago Blackhawks will head into their Thursday matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights looking for a measure of revenge when the series resumes in Edmonton. The Blackhawks trailed the Golden Knights by just a goal after two periods of play, but two third period tallies by Reilly Smith…

Chicago Blackhawks fans went into their series against the Vegas Golden Knights knowing that the team faced an uphill climb against the top-seeded team in the Western Conference, and they weren’t dissuaded from that notion after a Game 1 loss Tuesday night. The Blackhawks, who kept the game close in the first two periods, gave up a pair of goals…

The Chicago Blackhawks hung tough against the top-seeded Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, but the third period belonged to the home side as Vegas picked up a Game 1 victory over the Blackhawks. Reilly Smith scored a pair of third period goals for the Golden Knights, who have now won all four of their games in the Edmonton bubble. William…

The Chicago Blackhawks will take to the ice on Tuesday night against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals, and when they do so they’ll be facing long odds as one of the postseason’s biggest underdogs. The Blackhawks, who were the 12th-seeded team coming into the postseason, upset the Edmonton Oilers in the qualifying...

Chicago Blackhawks fans hoping for a showdown between goaltender Corey Crawford and former Hawks goaltender Robin Lehner will get their wish, as Vegas Golden Knights head coach Peter DeBoer has officially named Lehner as the club’s Game 1 starter. DeBoer, who had stayed mum on the subject prior to Tuesday, will go with Lehner over fellow netminder Marc-Andre Fleury for…

The Vegas Golden Knights will likely have one of their best players back in the mix for the start of their series with the Chicago Blackhawks, as winger Max Pacioretty is “in the bubble” and ready to roll, according to head coach Pete DeBoer. Pacioretty, the Golden Knights’ leading scorer during the regular season, had missed the team’s round...

The Chicago Blackhawks took full advantage of their opportunities in Edmonton as they advanced into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but now the road gets significantly harder as they’ll take on the top-seeded Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference Quarterfinals. The Golden Knights, who went a perfect 3-0 in round robin play against the other top three teams in...

After helping his Vegas Golden Knights teammates to secure the top seed in the Western Conference for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, goaltender Robin Lehner will now get to face his former team, the Chicago Blackhawks, in the first round of the postseason. Lehner, who was traded by the Blackhawks to the Golden Knights just before the NHL’s trade deadline...

The Chicago Blackhawks have learned the identity of their first round playoff opponent, as they will take on the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference Quarterfinals. The Blackhawks, who earned the number eight seed by virtue of their series win over the Edmonton Oilers, will take on the top-seeded Golden Knights, who earned that spot after beating the Colorado…

The Chicago Blackhawks have made a big move on trade deadline day, with goaltender Robin Lehner landing with the Vegas Golden Knights as part of a three-team trade.