We lost 4-7 unreal loss we gave up six goals in the 3rd period – The most goals we’ve ever given up in a period in franchise history! OUR GOALS: EICHEL (27) KARLSSON (27) [SIX GAME PT STREAK] – MANTHA (23) – STEPHENSON (16)

Assist:BRAYDEN MCNABB, DOROFEYEV, KARLSSON, COTTER, WHITECLOUD, BRISSON, SHEA had 2 assists – Brendon Brisson was called up from HSK to fill in for ROY. Whitecloud is back on the ice welcome back Zach.

Thompson minded the net. This was his 100th career game, all with Vegas. Thompson is just the second Golden Knight goaltender to reach 100 games in franchise history (also Fleury 192 GP).

Injuries: Pietrangelo did not play / illness, Carrier is day-to-day with upper body injury, Roy got banged up last game so coach said he needs a few games off, Hill undisclosed, Hertl soon but not yet and Mark Stone was spotted at Trader Joe’s will not be back until after the season ends, if that.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEEGAN KOLESAR!! He will be 27 years old April 8th so have a great birthday Keegs and let’s get the DUB for ya!!

VGK announced FAN appreciation week! YAY US!! Grab a pen we have merged all upcoming events in chronological order: and there is a lot going on! THREE WATCH PARTY CHOICES FOR APRIL 10TH vs oilers 5:30 puck drop CHOOSE WISELY!

Fan Appreciation Week will begin on Wednesday, April 10 with an official block party for that Knight’s game at UnCommons – 6880 Helen Toland St. this sounds so cool – Meet and Greet Maverick, play in the inflatable hockey rink, shop at the teams official mobile store, get your pic with vegas vivas, listen to live music, win prizes and apparel, face painting – lots of food choices.

Watch party choice #2 for the OILER GAME april 10th 5:30 puck drop at SG Bar (9580 W. Flamingo RD) Meet Chance and the Vegas Vivas and take advantage of amazing food and drink specials!

Choice #3: There is also a LADIES OF THE KNIGHT watch party APRIL 10TH WATCH PARTY FOR THE AWAY GAME AGAINST THE OILERS! COME ON SINGLE GIRLS OR LADIES WHOSE HUSBAND DOESN’T WATCH HOCKEY …WHAT? LOL JOIN THE LADIES OF THE KNIGHT FB GROUP AT THE EL DORADO CANTINA SOUTHWEST 8325 W SUNSET ROAD LAS VEGAS NV 89113 PUCK DROP 5:30 pm pst JOIN THE LADIES OF THE KNIGHT FB GROUP FOR MORE INFO AND TO RSVP this place has a beautiful full mexican menu like taco platters + enchiladas + chips and salsa and Coronas!

Thursday, April 11: The Arsenal at City National Arena will celebrate “National Pet Day” with 50% off all VGK-9 or Maverick products, with each customer entered to win one of three photo opportunities with Maverick.

UPCOMING THEMED KNIGHTS AT T-MOBILE: APRIL 12 against the Wild 7PM: GOLF KNIGHT – BUY A TICKET VIA A SPECIAL LINK ON THE VGK WEBSITE AND GET A seat at the game and a VGK GOLF SHIRT $105 ALSO all fans in attendance for THE GAME ON APRIL 12TH GET swag: Trading Card Pack presented by Upper Deck and a rally towel presented by WOW Carwash – AT THE GAME – VGK Authentics will have new specialty items available & THE GUYS WILL WEAR THEIR GOLD SWEATERS

Saturday, April 13 Chance’s Party Brunch at City National Arena from 10:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. PT also wave hi to the guys inside at the Open practice at City National Arena tentatively scheduled for 11:30 a.m. pacific time no details yet but there is usually free food, music, games out front and hockey practice inside. Get your photo with Chance, bring the kids and the grandparents. This is fun for all.

Monday, April 15 – Unveiling of LosVGK mural in the Las Vegas Arts District (details to be announced) The Arsenal at City National Arena will offer 50% off for its desert red LosVGK T-shirt

APRIL 16TH VS. THE HAWKS EVERYONE THERE GETS swag: A Bobblehead presented by City National Bank. ON APRIL 16TH THE GUY WILL WEAR THEIR GOLD SWEATERS – jack eichel bobblehead!! VGK Authentics will have specialty items available including mystery pucks

April 18th is the LAST GAME OF THE SEASON OMG IT’S ALSO FAN APPRECIATION KNIGHT – Join the Golden Knights as we celebrate the best fans in the NHL. swag: Poker Chip presented by Atomic Golf — ON THIS LAST DAY OF THE SEASON and FAN APPRECIATION KNIGHT, THE TEAM WILL WEAR THEIR GOLD SWEATERS – “Jerseys Off Our Backs” event presented by Circa Sports, where players will hand-deliver their game-worn jerseys to select fans in attendance Annual regular season awards ceremony following the game where three winners will each choose a local charity to receive a $5,000 donation from the Vegas Golden Knights Foundation – Giveaways and other surprises throughout the game VGK Authentics will have specialty items available including mystery sticks and skates starting at just $200.

In addition to the schedule of events, Fan Appreciation Week will feature ongoing initiatives such as visits to team partners, special retail offerings in VGK team stores and surprise and delight giveaways throughout the week.

Swag: is an acronym for: stuff we all get

trap game – today could have been considered a trap game for VGK: Definition: A trap game is when a stronger opponent overlooks a weaker opponent and the weaker opponent overcomes adversity and wins the game.

SAP CENTER home of the San Jose Shark’s arena they call the SHARK TANK: STADIUM DUDE’S NHL ARENA RANK: #12 Location: San Jose, California Opened 1993 Capacity 17,562

The Shark Tank is the third oldest arena in the NHL; second if you exclude MSG with its billion-dollar renovation. When you see the place, you’ll find that hard to believe. It’s aged really well.

The outside of the arena is beautiful, with glass pyramids, a stainless steel silver façade, and palm trees; when it’s lit up at night, it’s really attractive. The entry pavilion looks like a cathedral, complete with a grand staircase. San Jose Shark fans have had it pretty good.

The seating bowl consists of a large lower bowl ending with luxury suites and a small but steep upper bowl; there’s no club level, so every seat feels like it’s right on top of the action. And even though there’s only one concourse (lower bowl patrons go up, upper bowl patrons go down), it never felt jam-packed. There’s a social lounge available to all with two custom-built bars at each end, HDTVs, and high-top tables. Concessions stands have soft backlighting and have a bit of a NoCal flare with some featured local eateries and the availability of quality (albeit pricy) California beers.

The pre-game introduction involves the lowering of a fierce-looking shark head from the rafters, adding some dry ice, blasting some classic arena rock, and having the players skate through it as they emerge from the dressing room. There’s a Spinal Tap feeling to the whole production; it’s quite “low tech” for a Silicon Valley team, but is still very cool. When the Sharks go on the power play, the music from “Jaws” is played, the player in the penalty box is “eaten” by a shark, and the fans do the shark chomp motion with their arms. And each player has his own individual goal song that range from the ridiculous to the sublime.

Unlike the SoCal rinks, I found the fans in nor cal to be louder. The building still lacks the East Coast intensity, but unless the team is having an awful season, the rink’s 17,500 seats are occupied. At my mid-week game, there was some buzz in the air. The SAP Center is proof that an “older” rink can still feel fresh, and solidly placed in the upper tier of NHL rinks.

As we know, at the end of every NHL year the league awards players for different reasons. Let’s touch on those awards in the next few episodes as our players are mentioned: the NHL Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is an annual award under the trusteeship of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and is given “to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.” Awarded since 1968 it is named after Bill Masterton, the only player in NHL history to die as a direct result of injuries suffered during a game. He died from a head injury and this was back in the day when most players, including bill, did not wear a helmet.

The most recent winner is 2023: Kris Letang,Pittsburgh Penguins. We mention this award because: Alex Pietrangelo is the VGK nominee for the 2024 bill Masterton trophy.

Players that have played for VGK and won this award in the past on other teams are: Robin Lehner, 2019 with the Islanders, Max Pacioretty 2012 Canadiens, Phil Kessel 2007 Bruins – Good luck to all the nominees.

FOR THE KNIGHTS GUYS: what on God’s green earth was that? LOL for the life of me I cannot figure out how we go from winning 4-1 to losing 7-4 lol just wow this is the only reason i sometimes think hockey is fixed there is absolutely no way the guys, the same guys that beat the crap out of the Canucks last week, can give up six goals in 20 minutes ……put it behind you please, get some sage or reiki master and don’t ever do that again lol