{"id":432779,"date":"2023-04-07T02:59:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T06:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=432779"},"modified":"2023-04-07T02:59:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T06:59:07","slug":"golden-knights-overhaul-kings-5-2-to-close-in-on-top-western-seed","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/golden-knights-overhaul-kings-5-2-to-close-in-on-top-western-seed\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Knights overhaul Kings 5-2 to close in on top Western seed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nhl\/team\/vegas-golden-knights\/\">Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> defeated the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nhl\/team\/los-angeles-kings\/\">Los Angeles Kings<\/a> in a convincing fashion 5-2 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ENORMOUS TWO POINTS FOR YOUR VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS!!!!!! \ud83d\ude4c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VegasBorn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#VegasBorn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheGoldenAge?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#TheGoldenAge<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v80vrc90Gr\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/v80vrc90Gr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; x &#8211; Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoldenKnights\/status\/1644200520226312195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe victory means<a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/formula-1\/circuit\/las-vegas\/\">\u00a0Vegas<\/a> take a huge step towards clinching the Pacific Division and ensuring a top seed in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Stephenson had a goal and an assist, as did Phil Kessel and Ivan Barbashev. Jonatan Marchessault and Nicolas Roy were the other two scorers for the Golden Knights. Goaltender Laurent Brossoit made 30 saves, as he extended his unbeaten record in regulation time this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought we were on our toes and we were ready to play,\u201d Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought our forecheck was outstanding. We weren\u2019t giving up odd-man rushes or numbers coming at us because of that. Our guys were real dedicated to that game plan tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anze Kopiter and Vladislav Gavrikov scored in a night to forget\u00a0for the Kings.<\/p>\n<p>They will be looking to improve on their fortune against Colorado on Saturday, while Golden Knights travel to Dallas also on Saturday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  id=\"_ytid_63875\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2eCIUdegLgY?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;controls=1&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"YouTube player\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2eCIUdegLgY\/maxresdefault.jpg\" title=\"\"><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Los Angeles Kings in a convincing fashion 5-2 on Thursday night. 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