Connor Hellebuyck In Good Spot To Perform Wednesday Night

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck looks to be in a good position to bounce back from a Game 2 3-1 loss to Vegas in the Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference final, as he rarely loses back-to-back starts. As a matter of fact, it's yet to happen during this postseason campaign and the 24-year-old goalie failed […]

Nikolaj Ehlers Gets Another Assist In Game 2

Winnipeg Jets winger Nikolaj Ehlers, who has scored 53 regular season goals over the last two years, is still without a goal in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs, but at least he's doing a good job in helping others. Ehlers recorded his fourth assist over the last five games on Monday, helping Kyle Connor score […]

Kyle Connor Scores Third Postseason Goal In Game 2 Loss

Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor netted his third career postseason goal in Monday's 3-1 loss to Vegas. He put the team on the board on a power play with 7:17 played in the third period. Connor also shared the team lead with four shots on goal, logging just short of 18 minutes on the […]

Tomas Tatar Scores In Return To Lineup

Vegas Golden Knights left wing Tomas Tatar was back in the lineup for the first time since May 2 on Monday, and he took full advantage of his opportunity as he opened the scoring in a 3-1 win. Tatar lined up on the third line, taking David Perron's place. Head coach Gerard Gallant noted after […]

Reilly Smith Keeps Racking Up Assists

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Reilly Smith is on his way to making history after collecting another pair of assists in Monday's Game 2 against the Jets. He's now got 13 assists in the playoffs, which ties the record for most assists by a player for a franchise in its first-ever postseason. With plenty of […]

Jonathan Marchessault Scores Twice In Vegas Win

Vegas Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault made sure in Game 2 against Winnipeg that the team wouldn't have to head back to Sin City with a two-game deficit. JAM scored twice in Monday's 3-1 win, extending his point streak to four games. He's got four goals during the run and a total of seven points. […]

Reilly Smith Set To Keep On Rolling In The Conference Final

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Reilly Smith has been among the best postseason performers so far this year and his momentum should continue in the Western Conference final against the Winnipeg Jets. He's so far averaged an assist per game in the playoffs, with a total of 11 points in 10 games, which has him […]

Luca Sbisa Tends To Save His Offensive Production For Winnipeg

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Luca Sbisa isn't known for his offensive prowess, but he's very well capable of picking up some points here and there, and he generally does it against the Winnipeg Jets, who the Knights face next. Sbisa's eight career points are his second-best output against any opposition and they have come in […]

James Neal Likes Scoring Against The Jets

Vegas Golden Knights winger James Neal should be eager to start the Western Conference final against Winnipeg, as the Jets have turned out to be his favorite team to score against during his 10-year career in the NHL. The Jets are one of only three teams against whom Neal has averaged at least a point […]

David Perron Has Played Outstanding Hockey Against Winnipeg This Season

Vegas Golden Knights left wing David Perron will be a guy to watch in the Western Conference final against Winnipeg, as he performed very well against them during the regular season. He had four points in two games against them, sitting out one meeting through injury. His career numbers against the Jets are solid as […]

Marc-Andre Fleury Is Playing His Way Into The Record Books

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury showed some signs of slowing down in the second round series against San Jose, yet he also recorded two shutouts in six games. He's now got four shutouts in total in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs and that after playing just 10 games. Martin Brodeur's NHL record seven playoff […]

David Perron Finishes Second Round Series Strong

Vegas Golden Knights left wing David Perron ended the second round series against San Jose strongly by collecting three points in the final two games. He notched an assist on Nate Schmidt's second postseason goal on Sunday in a 3-0 Game 6 win. Perron led the team with 50 assists during the regular season and […]

Nate Schmidt Records Another Multi-Point Game

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt played a part in two of the team's three goals in Sunday's 3-0 win against the Sharks, scoring the second one himself and then assisting Cody Eakin on an empty-netter. It was Schmidt's second multi-point game of the playoffs, with both coming against San Jose. He also had a […]

William Karlsson Ends Brief Points Drought In Game 6 Win

Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson was back among the points in Sunday's Game 6 win over the Sharks after failing to register any in the previous two games. The Knights were shutout in Game 4, so it was no surprise that the Swede missed out on points there, but it was bizarre that he […]

Jonathan Marchessault Keeps Up Great Scoring Form In Game 6

Vegas Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault, who put up some dominant numbers against San Jose during the regular season, ran riot against them in the playoffs as well. Especially during the latter half of the second round series, as he scored in three of the last four games, picking up six points in total. He […]

Marc-Andre Fleury Shuts Out Sharks In Series-Clincher

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who started the second round series against San Jose with a shutout, ended the matchup with one as well. He registered the fourth series-clinching shutout of his career with 28 saves in Game 6 on Sunday. Only Chris Osgood has posted more shutouts in series-clinchers with five. It was […]

Reilly Smith Sees Point Streak End At Six Games

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Reilly Smith was finally kept at bay by San Jose in Game 4 of the second-round series, with the whole team neutralized in a 4-0 loss. It's only the second time in this year's playoffs that Smith has finished a game without any points. He went into Wednesday's tilt with […]

James Neal Records Game-High Seven Shots Wednesday Night

Vegas Golden Knights left wing James Neal was firing at will Wednesday night against the Sharks, finishing with a game-high seven shots on goal, which is his second highest mark in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs. He had 11 shot in Game 2 of the first-round series against the Kings. Neal has played only eight […]

Brenden Dillon Provides Pair Of Assists In Wednesday's Win

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brenden Dillon doubled his postseason points tally in Wednesday's 4-0 win over Vegas, registering assists on the first two goals of the game. He finished with a plus-three rating, one shot on goal, one block and 10 penalty minutes. Dillon has had only three shots on goal throughout the playoffs, so […]

Logan Couture Gets Two Points In Game 4

San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture factored in half of the goals in the team's 4-0 win over Vegas on Wednesday, finishing with two assists. The leading scorer of the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs is having a bizarre postseason run this time around, as he either records a multi-point game or finishes without any. Wednesday's […]

Joe Pavelski Scores His Second Postseason Goal In Game 4 Win

San Jose Sharks center Joe Pavelski finished off the scoring in Wednesday's 4-0 Game 4 victory over Vegas, netting his second postseason goal of the year. The Sharks captain started the playoffs in hot form, bagging five points in the first three games, but it's been a bit of a struggle since then with only […]

Tomas Hertl Scores Fifth Goal Of The Playoffs

San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl was at it again in Game 4 against Vegas on Wednesday, scoring for a second consecutive game and getting his fifth goal of the playoffs overall. You could say that Hertl is currently playing the best hockey of his career, as he's failed to register any points just once […]

Joonas Donskoi Scores In Return From Injury

San Jose Sharks right wing Joonas Donskoi, who missed Game 3 of the second-round series against Vegas with a lower-body injury, was back in the lineup in Game 4, scoring the team's second goal in a 4-0 win. It's his first point of the series and actually just the second time he's managed to collect […]

Marcus Sorensen Gets Another Goal Wednesday Night

San Jose Sharks right wing Marcus Sorensen is close to matching his regular season tally in the playoffs after scoring his fourth postseason goal on Wednesday against Vegas. He opened the scoring with a few minutes left in the opening frame, ending up with the game-winning goal in a 4-0 result. Sorensen, who averages just […]

Martin Jones Blanks Vegas In Game 4

San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones returned to form Wednesday night in Game 4 against the Golden Knights, posting his second postseason shutout of the year. He's now tied with Pittsburgh's Matt Murray for most shutouts since the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs (six). Jones' play was a big worry for San Jose heading into Game […]

Joakim Ryan Set To Make His Postseason Debut Wednesday Night

San Jose Sharks defenseman Joakim Ryan is expected to play in his first career postseason game on Wednesday against Vegas, with Paul Martin dropping out of the lineup. Ryan, who turns 25 next month, had a decent rookie year this season, collecting 12 points in 63 regular season games with 79 shots on goal and […]

Tomas Hertl Scores His First Goal Of The Second-Round Series

San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl, who finished the playoffs first round against Anaheim with a three-game goal streak, finally netted his first one of the second-round series against Vegas on Monday, taking the game to overtime with less than two minutes left in regulation. Hertl, who now has six points in seven games in […]

Evander Kane Scores In Return From Suspension

San Jose Sharks left wing Evander Kane, who was suspended for Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Vegas Golden Knights, returned to the lineup with a goal in Monday's Game 3. He netted the team's second goal and also had five shots in a heartbreaking 4-3 overtime loss. Kane shares the team […]

Dylan DeMelo Records First Postseason Point

San Jose Sharks defenseman Dylan DeMelo had to wait quite a bit to have an impact in the playoffs after finishing off the regular season in good form. It took him seven games before finally recording his first postseason point. DeMelo assisted the team's second goal in the 4-3 overtime loss to Vegas on Monday. […]

Brent Burns Has One Assist In Game 3

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns collected his sixth postseason point in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to Vegas, picking up an assist on the team's second goal. He now has four points in the last two games, firing off nine shots. The Bearded One is finally giving some reasons to pay up for him in […]