The Vegas Golden Knights open the second-round series of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as they host the Anaheim Ducks on Monday at 6:30 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena.<\/p>\n
BROADCAST INFORMATION NOTES Mark Stone set a new Golden Knights record for postseason points with 77 (38G, 39A) since joining the club in 2018-19.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Golden Knights have reached the second round for the\u00a0sixth\u00a0time in\u00a0the\u00a0franchise\u2019s nine seasons. Vegas has a 4-1 series record in the Second Round as the team defeated San Jose in six games in 2018, Vancouver in seven games in 2020, Colorado in six games in 2021 and Edmonton in six games in 2023, while only losing once to Edmonton in five games in 2025.<\/p>\n Download the\u00a0Official Vegas Golden Knights Mobile App<\/a>\u00a0for updates throughout the postseason, including ticket information, team news, and interactive ways to engage with the Golden Knights throughout the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs.<\/p>\n FAN ACTIVATIONS SERIES AT A GLANCE SERIES PREVIEW REGULAR SEASON SERIES RECAP ROUND 1 RECAP VGK PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS ANA\u00a0PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS AROUND THE NHL Carolina Hurricanes\u00a0vs.\u00a0Philadelphia Flyers\u00a0(Carolina leads,\u00a01-0) KEYS TO THE GAME Own the Special Teams: Vegas had the third best penalty kill (93.8%) in the playoffs and scored two shorthanded goals in the First Round. The Golden Knights penalty kill will be tested as they face the Ducks’ red hot power play that has clicked at 50% (8-for-16) through\u00a0the clubs’ first six games of the postseason. In the regular season, the Golden Knights were the only team in the NHL to finish in the top seven in both power play (24.6% \u2013 6th) and penalty kill (81.4 \u2013 7th).\u00a0Capitalizing off the man advantage and continuing to kill penalties effectively could be a key to the Golden Knights swinging the series in their favor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Vegas Golden Knights open the second-round series of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as they host the Anaheim…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300114,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":["post-300113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
TV: ESPN
Pregame Show: Scripps Sports (Vegas 34 in Vegas;\u00a0full network<\/a>) and\u00a0KnightTime+<\/a>\u00a0at 6 p.m.
Radio:\u00a0FOX Sports Las Vegas 94.7\/1340 |\u00a0Deportes\u00a0Vegas 1460<\/p>\n
Vegas and Anaheim will meet in the postseason for the first time in NHL history.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fans who attend the\u00a0home games at T-Mobile Arena will all receive exclusive gold battle towels for each game, featuring the Forged in Gold theme. Game 1 is presented by Toyota. Before each home game, Toshiba Plaza will host fan\u00a0activations, including face painters, tattoo artists, partner stations, food and beverage options and an additional merchandise trailer. The Allegiant Stage will feature a DJ and appearances from the\u00a0VGK Cast, which will embark on the March to The Fortress one hour before puck drop. Doors open to the public 75 minutes before game time<\/p>\n
All times Pacific
Game 1:\u00a0Monday, May\u00a04\u00a0at 6:30 p.m. | T-Mobile Arena |\u00a0BUY TICKETS<\/a>
Game 2:\u00a0Wednesday, May\u00a06\u00a0at 6:30 p.m. | T-Mobile Arena |\u00a0BUY TICKETS<\/a>
Game 3:\u00a0Friday, May\u00a08\u00a0at 6:30 p.m.\u00a0|\u00a0Honda Center
Game 4: Monday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. | Honda Center
Game 5 (if necessary): Wednesday, May 12\u00a0– Time TBD | T-Mobile Arena |\u00a0BUY TICKETS<\/a>
Game 6 (if necessary): Friday, May 14\u00a0– Time TBD |\u00a0Honda Center
Game 7 (if necessary): Sunday, May 16\u00a0– Time TBD | T-Mobile Arena |\u00a0BUY TICKETS<\/a><\/p>\n
After winning the Pacific Division title with a 36-29-17 record and 95 points, the Golden Knights defeated the Utah Mammoth in six games and will square off with the Anaheim Ducks in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Anaheim finished third in the Pacific Division with a 43-33-6 record and 92 points, clinching their first postseason berth since 2018 when they were swept in the first round by the San Jose Sharks. The Ducks most recent trip to the second round came a year prior as they beat the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers before losing to the Nashville Predators in the 2017 Western Conference Finals. After beating the Oilers in six games in this year\u2019s First Round series, the Ducks are set to meet the Golden Knights in their first postseason matchup for the right to play in the 2025-26 Western Conference Final. Click here for a full series preview.<\/a><\/p>\n
Vegas fell in all three games, each with a score of 4-3, against Anaheim in the regular season but earned two points with a 0-1-2 record. The first meeting came Nov. 8, 2025, at T-Mobile Arena when the Golden Knights jumped out to an early lead behind a goal from Brett Howden<\/a> but entered the third period trailing, 3-1. Pavel Dorofeyev<\/a> and Kaedan Korczak<\/a> scored to help Vegas mount a late comeback and force overtime before Jacob Trouba lifted Anaheim to the win with less than a minute left in the extra frame. The next meeting was three weeks later at Honda Center as Cutter\u00a0Gauthier netted the winner for the Ducks just under four minutes into overtime. Shea Theodore<\/a>, Braeden Bowman<\/a>, and Tomas Hertl<\/a> all tallied goals to give Vegas a 3-2 lead heading into the middle frame and Troy Terry added the only other goal for the remainder of the game to send a 3-3 contest into overtime before Gauthier ended it. The final game between the two teams was Feb. 1 when Anaheim took the 4-3 win behind two goals from Chris Kreider on home ice. Mitch Marner<\/a>, Ivan Barbashev<\/a> and Hertl each added a goal for Vegas in the loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Golden Knights came back from a 2-1 series deficit to defeat the Utah Mammoth in six games and advance to the Second Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After taking a 4-2 win in Game 1 on home ice, Utah answered with 3-2 victory in Game 2 followed by a 4-2 victory in Game 3 for their first ever playoff game at Delta Center. The Golden Knights claimed back-to-back 5-4 wins beyond regulation to regain the series lead, including an overtime game winner by Shea Theodore in Game 4 and a shorthanded game winner in the second overtime by Brett Howden in Game 5. Vegas skated to a dominant 5-1 victory on the road in Game 6 behind a pair of goals from Mitch Marner to close the series out, 4-2. Jack Eichel<\/a> led the team with nine points (1G, 8A) and his eight assists tied his previous high for the most in a series in franchise history. Mitch Marner followed behind with seven points (2G, 5A) including three in the series-clinching win (2G, 1A). Ivan Barbashev finished with six points (2G, 4A), registering a point in all six games. Carter Hart<\/a> turned away 149\u00a0shots and\u00a0recorded a 2.22 GAA across the four wins in net.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jack Eichel \u2013 9 points (1G, 8A)
Mitch Marner \u2013 7 points (2G, 5A)
Ivan Barbashev \u2013 6 points (2G, 4A)
Brett Howden \u2013 5 points (4G, 1A)
Mark Stone<\/a> \u2013 5 points (2G, 3A)
Noah Hanifin<\/a> \u2013 5 points (5A)<\/p>\n
Jackson\u00a0LaCombe\u00a0\u2013 9 points (1G, 8A)
Leo Carlsson \u2013 8 points (3G, 5A)
Troy Terry \u2013 8 points (3G, 5A)
Cutter Gauthier \u2013 7 points (4G, 3A)<\/p>\n
Vegas Golden Knights vs.\u00a0Anaheim Ducks\u00a0(Series tied, 0-0)
Colorado Avalanche\u00a0vs.\u00a0Minnesota Wild\u00a0(Colorado leads,\u00a01-0)<\/p>\n
Buffalo Sabres\u00a0vs.\u00a0Montreal Canadiens\u00a0(Series tied,\u00a00-0)<\/p>\n
Lean on Them:\u00a0Anaheim plays a similar style to Vegas\u2019 First Round opponent as both teams capitalize off the rush and use their speed and skating ability to their advantage. Playing with a physical edge and leaning on their skaters throughout will limit the Ducks\u2019 chances to find time and space and wear on them throughout the series. The Golden Knights\u2019 fourth line thrived in the opening series by forechecking hard and playing to their physical identity, which turned into six goals from that line. Buying into that style of play throughout the lineup will make Vegas tough to play against and help them tilt the ice in their favor.\u00a0<\/p>\n