It was Nevada Day, and the Golden Knights celebrated with an afternoon matchup against the Colorado Avalanche. It was also old friend Pierre-Eduard Bellemare’s first return to Las Vegas.

The game got off to a quick start for the former Golden Knight, as he scored: 28 seconds into the game for his new team. Avalanche held a 1-0 lead for most of the period, but William Karlsson was able to tie up under two minutes in the period. The tie wouldn’t last long as Colorado regained the lead with 47 seconds left in the period. After 20 minutes, Vegas trailed 2-1.

Colorado would add to their lead after picking up their third goal midway through the 2nd period. Vegas had a chance to score on a Power Play but couldn’t convert. The Avalanche would go on to score again, and Marc-Andre Fleury was eventually pulled for backup Garrett Sparks. Sparks would allow another, and Colorado took a 5-1 lead into the 2nd intermission.

The Golden Knights jumbled their lines in the 3rd (67-71-19, 26-21-92, 81-9-61, 75-73-28), but nothing really came of it as the only goal of the period was a shorthanded goal for the Avs.

Vegas’ record drops to (7-5-0) and will next play the Anaheim Ducks at home on Sunday. Puck drop is scheduled at 5 p.m.

The Ducks got on the board first, scoring 4 minutes into the 1st period. The Golden Knights quickly woke up, and Mark Stone tied it up 34 seconds later. Ryan Reaves would add a second goal for Vegas, and Nicolas Roy tallied his first career NHL goal to give his team a 3-1 lead.

Vegas controlled the 2nd period, shutting down every chance by Anaheim. William Karlsson gave Vegas a 4-1 lead on the power play with his 3rd goal of the season.

Paul Stastny would give the Golden Knights a commanding 5-1 lead early in the 3rd period on another VGK power play. Max Pacioretty fed Stastny with a beautiful pass to give the home team a four-goal lead. The Ducks would get one back, making the game 5-2, but the game wouldn’t get any closer.

Vegas’ improves their record to (8-5) with their victory over Anaheim. The team will take a short break and get back to action on Halloween night. Vegas faces the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.

The game began like a heavyweight title fight. Golden Knights forward Ryan Reaves (6’2) and Ottawa Senators forward Scott Sabourin (6’3) dropped gloves 2:27 into the game. Both players were penalized five minutes for fighting. A couple of minutes later the Golden Knights offense went to work. Reilly Smith scored his sixth goal of the season to give Vegas the early lead.

Vegas had an early 2nd period power play but couldn’t convert. Ottawa took some chances but Marc-Andre Fleury made some tremendous saves to keep it a one goal lead.

JG Pageau scored the game-tying goal for Ottawa 4:25 into the 3rd period. Both teams had chances throughout the period but both goaltenders were brick walls down the stretch. The game would need an overtime period, and eventually a shootout to decide the winner. Jonathan Marchessault would win it for the Golden Knights in a 3-2 shootout win.

Vegas improves their record to (5-3). The Golden Knights travel to Pittsburgh to play the Penguins on Saturday evening. Puck drops at 4P PT.

Nashville got off to a quick start scoring 2:14 into the game. Down one early the Golden Knights gathered themselves and scored two unanswered goals. Team leaders Mark Stone and Reilly Smith each registered their fifth goals of the season in the 1st period. After 20 minutes Vegas took the 2-1 lead into the intermission.

The 2nd period was all Nashville. The visiting team was able to take advantage of a few of Vegas’ miscues. The Predators scored three straight goals to take a 4-2 lead into the second break.

Nashville had two early power plays to start the 3rd period. The Predators were able to convert on one of them to take a 5-2 lead.

Vegas’ record drops to 4-3-0 but they’ll have a chance to better it on Thursday night. The Ottawa Senators come to town to take on the Golden Knights for a 7 PM puck drop.

After playing the San Jose Sharks back-to-back to begin the regular season, the Golden Knights were back home to face the Boston Bruins. The game got off to another quick start for the Golden Knights when Mark Stone scored a Power Play goal 6:36 into the contest. Reilly Smith added his third goal of the season to make it 2-0 Golden Knights. Boston cooled Vegas down and took control of the game midway through the period. The Bruins would score two and tie the game 2-2 after one period.

The Bruins continued their offensive success immediately into the 2nd period. Brad Marchand scored his second goal of the game: 33 seconds into the 2nd period. Torey Krug shot one last at Vegas goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury a few minutes later to give the Bruins a 4-2 lead.

The Golden Knights kept battling in the 3rd period but couldn’t get anything past Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask. Max Pacioretty got one on the board for Vegas, but it wasn’t enough. The Bruins fended off Vegas for the final 10 minutes and skated away with the 4-2 road victory.

Vegas (2-1) loses its first game of the 2019-2020 regular season 4-2 to the (3-0) Bruins. The Golden Knights get back to action on Thursday night as they travel to Arizona to take on the Coyotes. Puck drops at 7P.

The regular season began with a bang as the home team Vegas Golden Knights scored two goals in the opening five minutes. Mark Stone added Vegas’ first goal of the season on the power play. Reilly Smith doubled the score with his first making it 2-0 Golden Knights. San Jose would get one back to make a 2-1 game after one period. Vegas defenseman Nate Schmidt left the game and wouldn’t return with an apparent knee injury.

Vegas came out hot again to start the period when Cody Glass scored his first NHL goal 2:12 into the 2nd period. Glass converted on a beautiful cross-crease pass from Max Pacioretty. The two teams traded power plays, but neither could convert. After 40 minutes, Vegas held the 3-1 edge.

The Golden Knights fought off an early 3rd period Sharks power play, and Smith and William Karlsson took advantage. Smith scored his second goal of the game and first shorthanded goal of the season. The Golden Knights had to kill off a late penalty, but their kill stood up for the fifth time to keep the Sharks at one.

Vegas heads up to San Jose for the Sharks home opener on Friday night. Faceoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.