Tale of two games puts Golden Knights a point away from top seed
Vegas Golden Knights D Rasmus Andersson (4) points towards his teammate Vegas Golden Knights F Mark Stone (61) after Stone assisted on his goal against the Winnipeg Jets on Monday, April 13, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada. LAS VEGAS -- The 17,936-strong crowd at T-Mobile Arena must have felt like they were watching two different games. They witnessed a tight-checking, playoff-style game one moment, and then a wide-open barnburner the next.
All potential whiplash aside, what remains the case is that the Vegas Golden Knights are one point away from securing the top seed in the Pacific Division by virtue of a 6-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. The first period played out more like a defensive showcase for the Golden Knights, who held the Jets to only three shots in the first 20 minutes. “It was disjointed, we had a lot of pressure and didn’t score,” said Golden Knights head coach John Tortorella about the first period.
“Sometimes groups get impatient in the next period. They think they played well enough, but it’s still zero-zero. I think the shots were ten to eleven to three.
I think the territorial advantage we pretty much had, but it’s still zero-zero. I think sometimes teams get impatient and that’s when they start opening themselves up. This is key for this group because they’re so well-versed in understanding those things.
” In the second, the Golden Knights would find a way in the most unlikely of circumstances. Taking advantage of a fortunate bounce off a referee, Jack Eichel and Mark Stone were able to get an odd-man rush going on the penalty kill. Stone would pick up Eichel’s pass for a one-timer that narrowly squeezed past Hellebuyck and crossed the goal line by mere inches.
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