The Vegas Golden Knights are gearing up for another Stanley Cup run, but could move on from this veteran forward before that.

Tanner Pearson has become the perfect placeholder for the Golden Knights’ top line. The Knights have cycled through options at first-line left wing since Ivan Barbashev suffered an upper-body injury Dec.

Pearson has three goals and four helpers over his last seven contests. He's been in a bottom-six role for much of the season, but he's received a huge boost by playing alongside Jack Eichel and Mark Stone over the last two contests.

Keegan Kolesar, Tomas Hertl and Pavel Dorofeyev scored for the Knights in the third period, as Vegas broke out of its recent scoring slump and beat the Wild for the second time this season.

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 Golden Knights are in position to claim a piece of hardware they’ve never won in the franchise’s eight-year existence: the Presidents’ Trophy.

Vegas Golden Knights forward Victor Olofsson will be out against the Buffalo Sabres with an illness. The 29-year-old was set to play his former team for the first time since signing with the Golden Knights in the offseason, but he'll have to wait until the team travels to Buffalo on Mar. 15 to get that opportunity.

Golden Knights winger Victor Olofsson is a late scratch and will not play against his former team, the Buffalo Sabres, on Saturday due to an illness.

Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist and Adin Hill made 23 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights moved into the NHL points lead with a 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

Mark Stone and Jack Eichel also scored for Vegas, while Tanner Pearson added two assists. Jason Zucker scored for Buffalo and James Reimer made 30 saves. The Sabres closed out a four-game road ...