Vegas Golden Knights: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Vegas Golden Knights News / Vegas Hockey Knight / October 13

Golden Knights can't keep digging themselves into three-goal deficits

The Vegas Golden Knights’ four-game winning streak came to a halt Monday night as the top team in the Pacific Division couldn’t rally back from another 3-0 deficit, falling to the Minnesota Wild, 4-2.

Parker Wotherspoon News / Daily Faceoff / October 12

Golden Knights’ Parker Wotherspoon out week-to-week with upper-body injury

The Vegas Golden Knights have an injury on the blue line. The team announced Monday that defenseman Parker Wotherspoon will be out week-to-week with an upper-body injury.

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Ville Heinola News / Vegas Hockey Knight / October 12

What to make of Ville Heinola being called up to the Vegas Golden Knights' roster

Vegas Golden Knights fans were curious about the most recent call-up, Ville Heinola. They were wondering why a defenseman would be called up in place of winger Victor Olofsson.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The biggest draft bust for every NHL team

People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 11

Golden Knights Recall Ville Heinola, Place Victor Olofsson On IR

The Vegas Golden Knights have recalled defenseman Ville Heinola ahead of a two-game road trip through the Central Division. Heinola will fill up Vegas’ extra roster spot.

Brendan Allen submits Christian Leroy Duncan at UFC Vegas 122

Brendan Allen spent much of Saturday night looking a half-step slower than he wanted. Christian Leroy Duncan kept coming forward, forced him to work deep into the fifth round and made the UFC’s fourth-ranked middleweight earn every bit of his main-event victory.

Andre Fili News / Dice City Sports / October 11

Andre Fili knocks out Kai Kamaka III at UFC Vegas 122

Andre Fili has spent nearly 13 years in the UFC, long enough to know when another punch is unnecessary. Twenty-two seconds into the second round Saturday at UFC Vegas 122, Fili landed a head kick that sent Kai Kamaka III crashing to the canvas at Meta APEX in Las Vegas.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Vegas Hockey Knight / October 11

Golden Knights' power play proves to be the difference in overtime win over Kings

The Vegas Golden Knights secured their fifth victory of the season with a thrilling 2-1 overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings at T-Mobile Arena. Both Golden Knights goals came on the power play, with Mitch Marner snapping home the game-winner just nine seconds into the man advantage at 2:40 in overtime.

NHL News / Field Level Media / October 11

Mitch Marner’s OT goal vs. Kings runs Golden Knights’ win streak to 4

Mitch Marner scored a 4-on-3 power-play goal at the 2:40 mark of overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

Vegas Golden Knights News / SinBin / October 10

Why I Believe The Golden Knights’ 9-Year Sellout Streak Ended

(Photo Credit: Ken Boehlke, SinBin.vegas) October 8th, 2026, marked the end of an era at T-Mobile Arena. The date itself will go down in the record books as the first time in Vegas Golden Knights history they failed to sell out a game, but the occasion has been a long time in the making.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Braeden Bowman News / Vegas Hockey Knight / October 9

It's time to stick Braeden Bowman on shootout duties for good

Everyone knows that Braeden Bowman is extremely talented. The Vegas Golden Knights winger scored eight goals and 18 assists last season, marking an upstart campaign for the then-undrafted rookie.

Vegas Golden Knights News / SinBin / October 9

Ryan Craig’s Confidence In The Kids Pays Off In Shootout

Last season, no team was worse at shootout than the Vegas Golden Knights. VGK participated in nine shootouts in 2025-26 and won just one. Of the 11 teams that participated in at least nine, every other team won at least three, and 10 of the 11 won at least four.

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NHL News / Daily Faceoff / October 9

Golden Knights fail to sell out home game for first time in franchise history

One of the NHL’s most impressive streaks has come to an end. The official attendance in Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena for Thursday’s game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vegas Golden Knights was 15,977, nearly 1,400 shy of the venue’s capacity of 17,367.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Dice City Sports / October 9

Golden Knights shootout win caps three-goal rally

The Vegas Golden Knights were down three goals before Thursday night’s game was nine minutes old. By the end, they had turned an ugly start into one of their strongest responses of the young season.

Jack Eichel News / Vegas Hockey Knight / October 9

Jack Eichel's penalty shot against Maple Leafs puts Golden Knights history within reach

Down 3-0 against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night, the Vegas Golden Knights completed their comeback at 3:58 of the second period when Jack Eichel converted a penalty shot to tie the game.

Victor Olofsson News / Vegas Hockey Knight / October 8

How the Vegas Golden Knights can adapt on the power play without Victor Olofsson

In case you didn't hear the harrowing news, the Vegas Golden Knights lost Victor Olofsson on a week-to-week basis. The injury came from a brutal cross-check by Seattle Kraken forward Ben Meyers in Tuesday's 6-2 victory.

Victor Olofsson News / Daily Faceoff / October 8

Golden Knights’ Victor Olofsson week-to-week with injury

Vegas Golden Knights head coach Ryan Craig announced Thursday that forward Victor Olofsson is out week-to-week after sustaining an injury during the team’s recent 6-2 win over the Seattle Kraken.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / October 8

Kraken' Ryan Lindgren lands on IR after getting hit hard 15 seconds in game

Some tough news for one of the tougher blueliners in the NHL.

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William Karlsson News / The Forkball / October 1

Golden Knights Sign Karlsson to Two-Year, $13.5M Extension

The Vegas Golden Knights are keeping one of the original members of their “Misfits” core, signing center William Karlsson to a two-year, $13.5 million contract extension.

William Karlsson News / Yardbarker / September 30

'Wild West' gets wilder after Golden Knights extend William Karlsson

The Vegas Golden Knights have made things wilder in the ''Wild West'' by signing William Karlsson to a two-year, $13.5 million contract extension.

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Edmonton Oilers News / Yardbarker / September 23

Mark Messier torches Oilers for controversial Mike Babcock hiring

As part of their desperate desire to win a Stanley Cup with Connor McDavid, the Edmonton Oilers have made a lot of controversial decisions over the past few years.

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