Golden Knights’ Olympics break: Rest for some, grind for others | National Sports

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Winter Olympics break could be a great reset for the Golden Knights, who until Wednesday had lost seven of eight games.

Or the Games could be arriving at just the wrong time because Vegas had convincing victories this week over Vancouver and Los Angeles, and now any momentum likely will be gone.

kAm~C[ 2?5 >@DE =:<6=J[ E96 3C62< 4@F=5 36 2 >:I65 328]k^Am

kAm%92EVD E96 G:6H @7 v@=56? z?:89ED 4@249 qCF46 r2DD:5J[ 2=D@ 2? 2DD:DE2?E F?56C %62> r2?252 4@249 y@? r@@A6C]k^Am

kAmpD r2DD:5J A@:?E65 @FE[ E96 3C62< :D?VE C62==J @?6 7@C >2?J @7 9:D A=2J6CD] }:?6 v@=56? z?:89ED 2C6 @? ~=J>A:4D C@DE6CD[ :?4=F5:?8 7:G6 7@C 8@=5 >652= 72G@C:E6D E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D 2?5 r2?252]k^Am

kAm“%96 E@A 8FJD 2C6 A=2J:?8 E96 >@DE >:?FE6D[ 2?5 E96JVC6 E96 @?6D E@ 8@ @G6C E96C6 2?5 C6AC6D6?E E96:C 4@F?ECJ[” r2DD:5J D2:5] “x E9:?< :EVD 2 36EE6C 2?DH6C @? E96 7=:A D:56 H96? H6 D66 H96? E96 =2DE 82>6 😀 A=2J65 7@C r2?252] (6==[ 2== @FC 8FJD[ C:89En”k^Am

kAm%9:D C@F89=J E9C66\H66< DE@AA286 5@6D 92G6 E96 4=62C 25G2?E286 @7 96=A:?8 H92E 92D 366? 2 32?865\FA v@=56? z?:89ED E62> 86E 962=E9J]k^Am

kAmr2DD:5J D2:5 96 6IA64E65 5676?D6>2? qC2J56? |4}233 WFAA6C 3@5JX 324< 😕 E96 =:?6FA H96? E96 E62> C6DF>6D A=2J] u@CH2C5D qC2?5@? $225 WF?5:D4=@D65X 2?5 r@=E@? $:DD@?D WFAA6C 3@5JX D9@F=5?VE 36 72C 369:?5 |4}233]k^Am

kAmr6?E6CD (:==:2> z2C=DD@? W=@H6C 3@5JX 2?5 qC6EE w@H56? W=@H6C 3@5JX 2?5 7@CH2C5 y@?2D #@?53;6C8 WF?5:D4=@D65X 2C6 H66<\E@\H66<] r2DD:5J D2:5 96 ?665D E@ D66 8@2=:6 r2CE6C w2CE W=@H6C 3@5JX @? E96 :46 367@C6 @H:?8 >@C6 23@FE 9:D DE2EFD]k^Am

kAms676?D6>2? }@29 w2?:7:?[ H9@ 2=D@ A=2JD 7@C E96 &]$][ D2:5 :E H@F=5 36 “9F86” E@ DE2CE 86EE:?8 A=2J6CD 324<]k^Am

kAm“xEVD @3G:@FD=J 366? 2 492==6?86 7@C 6G6CJ@?6 E9:D J62C 562=:?8 H:E9 E92E 2 =:EE=6 3:E[” w2?:7:? D2:5] “(6VC6 2== 9@A:?8 E96 8FJD 86E E96 C64@G6CJ 2?5 E96 DEF77 E96J ?665 @G6C E9:D 3C62< 2?5 4@>6 324<]”k^Am

kAmr2DD:5J 92D 366? 7@C465 E@ ;F88=6 9:D =:?6FA 2== D62D@?[ 2?5 :E 92D?VE 2=H2JD 366? AC6EEJ] ‘682D =@DE D6G6? @7 6:89E 82>6D 😕 =2E6 s646>36C^62C=J y2?F2CJ 2?5 E96? 6IA6C:6?465 E9:D >@DE C646?E >2E49:?8 D<:5]k^Am

kAm%96 v@=56? z?:89ED 2=D@ 92G6 =67E 2 =@E @7 A@:?ED @? E96 E23=6[ =@D:?8 `c 82>6D 😕 @G6CE:>6 @C D9@@E@FED[ E:65 H:E9 E96 z:?8D 7@C 9:896DE 😕 E96 }w{]k^Am

kAmtG6? H:E9 2== E92E[ E96J 2C6 7@FC A@:?ED 29625 @7 EH@\E:>6 5676?5:?8 (6DE6C? r@?76C6?46 492>A:@? t5>@?E@? 😕 E96 !24:7:4 s:G:D:@? H:E9 2 82>6 😕 92?5] %96 v@=56? z?:89ED 92G6 E96 7@FCE9\36DE @55D Wh\`X E@ H:? E96 $E2?=6J rFA[ 244@C5:?8 E@ q6E|v| $A@CED3@@<]k^Am

kAm“x E9:?<[ 2== E9:?8D 4@?D:56C65[ E96 DEC6E496D E92E H6 92G6?VE A=2J65 H6==[ H6VG6 366? 23=6 E@ D?62< A@:?ED @FE @7 82>6D[” D2:5 5676?D6>2? $962 %96@5@C6[ H9@ 2=D@ A=2JD 7@C r2?252] “(:E9 E96 =:?6FAD E92E H6VG6 925[ H6 92G6?VE 925 2 =@E @7 @FC C68F=2CD :?] $@ E92EVD 567:?:E6=J AC@>:D:?8 @? E96 H2J H6VG6 366? 23=6 E@ A=2J @G6C E96 =2DE =:EE=6 3:E]”k^Am

kAmtDA64:2==J E96 EH@ >@DE C646?E 82>6D]k^Am

kAm%96 v@=56? z?:89ED 362E E96 r2?F4

kAm“x @H @FC 5:G:D:@? :D?VE 2D DEC@?8 2D D@>6 @7 E96 @E96CD H96? J@F =@@< 2E E96 C64@C5D[ 3FE E96C6 2C6 DE:== 8@@5 E62>D 😕 E96C6[” r2DD:5J D2:5] Qu@C H92E6G6C C62D@?[ 6249 @7 FD 92D 925 @FC FAD 2?5 5@H?D] qFE x 42? @?=J 4@?EC@= H92E H6 5@] (6VG6 366? 8C:?5:?8 E96 =2DE `_ 52JD]k^Am

kAm“x 5:5?VE E9:?< H6 H6C6 2D 72C 2H2J 2D >2J36 :E =@@<65[ D@ E92EVD E96 8@@5 ?6HD]”k^Am

kAm’682D[ =:<6 E96 C6DE @7 E96 =628F6[ H:== 36 E6DE65 @?46 E96 ~=J>A:4 E@C49 @C 6IE:?8F:D965[ D6EE:?8 FA H92E 4@F=5 36 2 H2C @7 2EEC:E:@? E@ E96 C68F=2C\D62D@? 7:?:D9 =:?6]k^Am

kAm%96 v@=56? z?:89ED A=2J `g 82>6D 😕 bd 52JD H96? E96J C6EFC? E@ 24E:@?] r2DD:5J D2:5 E96 8C:?5 H:== 6DA64:2==J 36 E@F89 @? A=2J6CD H9@ 25G2?46 E@ E96 8@=5 >652= 82>6[ 2?5 2 A@E6?E:2= &]$]\r2?252 7:?2= 2=D@ H@F=5 42CCJ 2== E96 6>@E:@?D 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 2 E6?D6 C:G2=CJ]k^Am

kAmqFE 6G6? :7 E9@D6 A=2J6CD 5@?VE 86E 2 ECF6 3C62<[ r2DD:5J D2:5 >2?J ?@E 😕 xE2=J H:== 36?67:E 7C@> 86EE:?8 D@>6 E:>6 @77]k^Am

kAm“xEVD 5:776C6?E 7@C 6G6CJ3@5J[” r2DD:5J D2:5] “qFE 😀 :E E@@ >F49 7@C E96 8FJD ?@E 8@:?8 @G6C E96C6[ `f 52JD[ 2?5 A:4< :E FA 282:?n tG6CJ 8FJVD 😕 2 5:776C6?E DA@E]”k^Am

k9C ^m

kAmp! }w{i k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^?9=Qm9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^?9=k^2mk^Am

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.