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LAS VEGAS (AP) \u2014 The Vegas Golden Knights went into the break for the Olympics<\/a> with a four-point lead in the Pacific Division and knowing what awaited them once they got back together for a potentially brutal stretch run.<\/p>\n

That begins Wednesday night in Los Angeles, the first of 18 games in 35 days that will shape the playoff race.<\/p>\n

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