The Vegas Golden Knights are anticipating that leading goal scorer Ivan Barbashev will return to game action on Saturday against the New York Rangers.

The Predators began the current homestand with a 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Saturday night in a game that saw Filip Forsberg tally on the power play and Nashville outshoot its opponents 33-16. However, the Preds were left disappointed in the final result as they look to get back in the win column tonight.

The Nashville Predators, who host the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, entered Monday just three points out of the Central Division cellar and 15 points back of the Western Conference's final wild-card spot.

The Vegas Golden Knights snapped their two-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild Sunday night at T-Mobile Arena. The win helped Vegas reclaim the top seed in the

Mathew Barzal scored with 1:25 to play and also had an assist to lead the New York Islanders to a 2-1 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday night. Marcus Hogberg finished with 21 saves for New York and Brock Nelson also scored for the Islanders,

Fleury won 117 games as a Golden Knight over four seasons, guiding Vegas to the 2018 Stanley Cup Final in its inaugural campaign in paving the way for the city to fall in love with the new franchise

Adam Edstrom tipped in Jonny Brodzinski's shot in the third period for the winning goal in the New York Rangers' 2-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Stefan Noesen scored a power-play goal in overtime and Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night.

Halfway through the regular season, the Vegas Golden Knights are atop the NHL standings. owered by a December in which they lost only two games

The Pacific Division is a three-horse race. Of the eight teams in the Pacific Division, only the Vegas Golden Knights, Los Angeles Kings, and Edmonton Oilers have a chance at finishing with home ice for at least the first two rounds.

The race to finish first in the Pacific Division is heating up. As it stands, the Vegas Golden Knights hold onto first in the Pacific Division thanks to a 29-12-3 record with 61 points.

With Stone on the ice at even strength, the Golden Knights hold a 55.52 percent expected goal share, which is the highest of any player on the team. He’s also one of the biggest reasons why Vegas’ power play has been as effective as it has. His decision-making and execution along the goal line on that unit have been excellent.