The Edmonton Oilers, like the Dallas Stars, have themselves a game-breaker come the Stanley Cup Playoffs. While everyone is talking about Connor McDavid (who won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2024) and Leon Draisaitl, the player who is making the most impact this year for the Oilers is Evander Kane.
On Thursday the Toronto Maple Leafs were the first NHL club this season to sign an undrafted college free agent. In the past, Vegas has taken advantage of the unique late-season addition.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies entered Wednesday’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights with vengeance evidently on his mind. Knies dropped the gloves to fight Golden Knights defenceman Zach Whitecloud after the opening faceoff, four seconds into the game.
The Vegas Golden Knights continued their winning ways against the San Jose Sharks with a 4-2 victory at SAP Center on Tuesday. The Golden Knights are 27-2-5 in 37 meetings with the Sharks.
(Photo Credit: @GoldenKnights on X/Twitter) Zach Whitecloud on the rush. Noah Hanifin in the slot. Nic Hague with a wraparound. Three Golden Knights defensemen scored goals in the last two games.
Defenseman Zach Whitecloud called the Vegas Golden Knights’ play late in the 3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens atypical. “It just kind of felt like we sat back a little bit too much going into the third,” Whitecloud said.
Following Maple Leafs practice on Friday, Matthew Knies spoke publicly for the first time about the hit from Zach Whitecloud that injured him. Midway through the second period of the Leafs' win over the Vegas Golden Knights last week, Knies was on the receiving end of a massive, questionable hit from Golden Knights defenceman Zach Whitecloud.
The NHL has been talking non-stop about Zach Whitecloud's hit on Matthew Knies, and now another prominent NHL figure has weighed in on the play that has divided so much opinion among the fan base and analysts alike.
Matthew Knies is being evaluated after a hit from Vegas' Zach Whitecloud, and now his coach has surprisingly come out in support of the hit, stating that his young winger needs to know better.
Everyone will have an opinion on the hit delivered by Zach Whitecloud on Matthew Knies during Wednesday night’s Vegas Golden Knights and Toronto Maple Leafs game.
The NHL's Department of Player Safety handed out their final verdict on why Zach Whitecloud's controversial hit on Matthew Knies was deemed legal. Not known to be fierce rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vegas Golden Knights looked like bitter age-old rivals on Wednesday night when they faced off at Scotiabank Arena.
The NHL Department of Player Safety announced Thursday that Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Zach Whitecloud would not face supplemental discipline for his shoulder-to-head hit on Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies during Wednesday night’s game.
The NHL Department of Player Safety has provided more context behind the decision not to suspend Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Zach Whitecloud for his hit on Toronto Maple Leafs left winger Matthew Knies.
The NHL Department of Player Safety has clarified why it decided not to suspend Golden Knights defenseman Zach Whitecloud for a hit that injured Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies.
Zach Whitecloud’s hit on Matthew Knies during the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 3-0 win over the Vegas Golden Knights has sparked heated debate. Did the hit warrant supplemental discipline, or was it an unfortunate but legal play?
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Simon Benoit did what most hockey players would do when one of their teammates gets knocked down: he went right to their defence and went after the opponent who delivered the hit.
The hockey world is up in arms about the controversial hit made by Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Zach Whitecloud on Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are already down numerous key forwards, but another might be out for a while after a questionable hit from a Vegas Golden Knights defender.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies was ruled out of Wednesday’s contest after receiving a hit from Vegas Golden Knights defenceman Zach Whitecloud.
A high hit from Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Zach Whitecloud on Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies has ignited a heated debate over the consistency of NHL officiating.
Coach Bruce Cassidy scratched Zach Whitecloud against the Arizona Coyotes Thursday night in favor of Daniil Miromanov. Due to various injuries, Miromanov’s last NHL game was on Dec.
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Zach Whitecloud accepted an apology from ESPN sportscaster John Anderson on Tuesday following an insensitive joke about Whitecloud's last name.
As he waits to return from a hand injury suffered last week during a game against the Edmonton Oilers, Zach Whitecloud and the Vegas Golden Knights reached an agreement on a hefty deal Thursday that will keep him in Sin City for the better part of this decade.