Golden Knights trade Zach Whitecloud, 1st round pick, conditional 2nd round pick and a prospect to Calgary to acquire defenseman Rasmus Andersson. Full story, on @theathletic.com-

Zach Whitecloud's career with the Golden Knights: • 8 seasons • 368 regular season games • 23 goals • 55 assists • 602 hits • 575 blocks • 78 playoff games • 5 playoff goals • 12 playoff assists • Game-winning goal in Game 1 of 2023 Cup Final • 1 Stanley Cup

Final- Vegas 7, Nashville 2 The Golden Knights have won seven straight, and now officially have more wins than losses on the season.

Keegan Kolesar makes it 7-1 Vegas. They're having a hell of a time trying to announce these goal scorers before the next goal happens.

This will make it 7 straight wins for the Golden Knights. They've outscored their opposition 14-6 in the third period in those games.

Mitch Marner scores Vegas' fourth goal of the third period to make it 6-1.

The Golden Knights are just pouring it on now. 5-1 Cole Reinhardt's second goal of the season, and his first in 30 games (since Oct. 16).

Another 2-on-1 for Vegas, this time Jack Eichel feeds Mark Stone, who scores on the backdoor. 4-1 Vegas The Golden Knights are rolling.

Pavel Dorofeyev makes it 3-1, finishing a backdoor play on a pass from Mitch Marner. It was a great play by Marner, who blocked a shot in the d-zone to start the 2-on-1, and fed Dorofeyev for the goal.

Shea Theodore scores to give Vegas a 2-1 lead with a snipe through traffic. There was a massive scrum after, Bunting cross checked Bowman after the goal. Hertl and Bunting were both sent to the box for roughing.

Alex Holtz ties it 1-1 with a deflection in front.

Akira Schmid has been excellent in this second period to keep this a 1-0 game.

Mitch Marner was all alone in front, had enough time to check his watch, but Justus Annunen stayed with him the whole way. Such impressive patience by Annunen. He slid over for a big save after a pass, too.

Roman Josi gives Nashville a 1-0 lead with a ripper from the slot. Looked like Schmid was screened by Evangelista.

Golden Knights pregame line rushes vs Nashville: Barbashev–Eichel–Stone Smith–Marner–Dorofeyev Bowman–Hertl–Kolesar Reinhardt–Laczynski–Holtz Lauzon–Theodore Hanifin–Whitecloud Hutton–Korczak Schmid Hill

Akira Schmid and Justus Annunen lead their teams onto the ice for warm ups in Las Vegas.

Akira Schmid is the first goalie off the ice for Vegas.

The Golden Knights called Dylan Coghlan up this morning, but the line rushes remain the same as Thursday night. Barbashev–Eichel–Stone Smith–Marner–Dorofeyev Bowman–Hertl–Kolesar Reinhardt–Laczynski–Holtz Lauzon–Theodore Hanifin–Whitecloud Hutton–Korczak

The Hurricanes’ point percentage when Brandon Bussi starts (.833) is higher than the Colorado Avalanche (.822). He’s 17-3-1

Grateful for every night in the crease. Even when it’s almost midnight.

Jack Eichel on winning the game for Mitch Marner- “We know how much it means to him, and because it means that much to him, it means that much to us too.”

Jack Eichel wins it for the Golden Knights in overtime with a slick deke and a roofed backhander. Great play. Great game. Vegas trailed by 2 goals on four different occasions.

Tomas Hertl ties it 5-5 with a one-timer from the slot with 7 seconds left. Eichel with the feed. This is a hell of a hockey game.

Toronto challenges the goal for offside, and it was. No goal. Back to 5-4. That's brutal for everyone who threw their hat on the ice.

Pavel Dorofeyev completes the hat trick to tie it 5-5. What a hockey game! Still 4:10 to play

Woll made a sensational save on a one-timer, but Stone somehow forced it over the line in the chaos that ensued. The Golden Knights are elite when they're trailing by 2 goals. 5-4

Vegas keeps cutting the lead to one, and Toronto keeps answering to extend it back to two. 2-on-1 for the Leafs, and Laughton finished it off with a one-timer on the backdoor. 5-3

Pavel Dorofeyev scores again on the power play to cut the deficit back to one. That's his 13th power play goal on the season, two behind Wyatt Johnson for the league lead. 4-3

Toronto has looked really impressive in this game. The Leafs passing and pace has been exceptional.

Maple Leafs cash in on the power play to make it 4-2. Great pass by Matthew Knies to find Maccelli on the backdoor, and it looked like Tavares actually tipped that shot before it went in.

This is the best pace to a VGK game we've seen in awhile. It feels really fast out there.

Great shift by the Golden Knights, and they finish it with a goal. Great play by Keegan Kolesar to fight through contact and get to that rebound. 3-2

William Nylander is still not back for Toronto after the intermission.

Adin Hill with the freaking barrel roll to keep it out! That was unreal

Breakaway for Reilly Smith. He tried a shot fake and a deke around Woll, but he stayed with him the whole way for the save.

Auston Matthews makes it 3-1 Toronto with a redirect from right in front. The Leafs are getting the puck into the low slot basically at will. Something we rarely see anyone do against this Vegas defense.

Marner one-touches it over to Dorofeyev, who hammers the one-timer to get Vegas on the board. 2-1 That's Dorofeyev's 12th power play goal of the year, alone in 2nd place leaguewide.

Welcome back to Las Vegas, Nicolas Roy!

What a pass by Matias Maccelli to find Nylander wide open in the slot. He dekes to the backhand, and buries it. 2-0 Leafs

Toronto strikes first with a goal from Morgan Reilly. It was a great pass by Nylander to set it up. Hill couldn't get over in time. 1-0 Maple Leafs

There are a lot of Maple Leafs fans in the building, and they booed Marner very loudly when he had the puck.

Cassidy starts Marner's line. Berube starts Roy's line. So we may get a Mitch Marner vs Nic Roy opening faceoff (if Mitch takes it).

Golden Knights pregame line rushes vs Toronto (no Colton Sissons): Barbashev–Eichel–Stone Smith–Marner–Dorofeyev Bowman–Hertl–Kolesar Reinhardt–Laczynski–Holtz Lauzon–Theodore Hanifin–Whitecloud Hutton–Korczak Hill Schmid

Adin Hill and Joseph Woll lead their teams onto the ice for warm ups in Las Vegas.

The stage is set for the hockey game everyone has been waiting for. Nic Roy’s return to Vegas.

How Brandon Bussi went from undrafted goalie to record-breaking 27-year-old phenom My story on Bussi’s unique path, and a video breakdown of what has led to his incredible start, on @theathletic.com ⤵️

Mark Stone wins it for Vegas in OT. The play by Eichel to dive and get the puck to Stone in front as he hit the board was spectacular. 5 straight wins for the Golden Knights. They host the Maple Leafs tomorrow night.

It had been a rough night for Marner’s line at even strength, but he scores on the power play to give Vegas the lead back. 2-1 with 7:53 to play

Akira Schmid made a pair of big saves, but eventually the puck hits traffic and bounces straight to Fiala, who buries it. 1-1

Braeden Bowman scores his first goal in 18 games to give Vegas a 1-0 lead early in the 2nd period. He was all alone in front of the net, and made a quick move to flip it past Kuemper.