TORONTO — Auston Matthews scored twice early in the third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs erased an early deficit to win their third in a row, 3-2 over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night. Jonathan Marchessault and Mark Jankowski scored for Nashville, which came in having lost three straight 3-2 overtime decisions. Nashville opened the scoring in the first …
Vegas Golden Knights Last season: 45-29-8, lost in seven games in first round of playoffs. What to expect It’s the season of change, with six players gone from last season’s team, including five who were part of the 2023 Stanley Cup championship club. His team-leading 42 goals will be difficult to replace, but with players such as Jack Eichel, Mark …
LAS VEGAS — A slashing penalty in the first period and a retaliatory cross check in the second not only sent Vegas’ Chandler Stephenson to the penalty box twice, but resulted in a conversation with coach Bruce Cassidy in the second intermission. Stephenson jumped on a rebound 1:12 into overtime and hit the back of the net to complete a …
