Calgary Flames (31-35-8, in the Pacific Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (33-26-16, in the Pacific Division)<\/p>\n
Paradise, Nevada; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n
BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames visit the Vegas Golden Knights looking to stop a three-game road slide.<\/p>\n
Vegas has an 11-5-5 record in Pacific Division play and a 33-26-16 record overall. The Golden Knights have a 32-6-10 record when scoring at least three goals.<\/p>\n
Calgary has a 31-35-8 record overall and a 12-7-3 record in Pacific Division games. The Flames are 22-7-3 when scoring at least three goals.<\/p>\n
The teams play Thursday for the fourth time this season. The Flames won the previous matchup 6-3. Mikael Backlund scored two goals in the victory.<\/p>\n
TOP PERFORMERS: Tomas Hertl has scored 24 goals with 31 assists for the Golden Knights. Pavel Dorofeyev has four goals and five assists over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n
Backlund has 16 goals and 24 assists for the Flames. Morgan Frost has scored four goals and added two assists over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Knights: 4-4-2, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.1 assists, 4.5 penalties and 11.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.<\/p>\n
Flames: 6-3-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.<\/p>\n
INJURIES: Golden Knights: William Karlsson: out (lower body), Carter Hart: out (leg), Jonas Rondbjerg: out (lower body).<\/p>\n
Flames: Samuel Honzek: out for season (upper body), Jonathan Huberdeau: out for season (hip), Jake Bean: out (undisclosed), Yan Kuznetsov: day to day (upper-body), Joel Hanley: out (upper-body), Connor Zary: day to day (upper body).<\/p>\n
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It was a picture-perfect \u201cSchool Day\u201d at Las Vegas Ballpark, and the Las Vegas Aviators gave the young crowd plenty to cheer about, pulling away late for an emphatic 11-5 win over the Oklahoma City Comets.<\/p>\n
What started as a back-and-forth battle quickly turned into a showcase of the Aviators\u2019 firepower. After falling behind early, Las Vegas settled in offensively, chipping away before delivering the knockout punch in the eighth inning. With the game tied heading into the frame, the Aviators erupted for six runs, turning a tight contest into a runaway victory.<\/p>\n
The comeback effort highlighted the team\u2019s resilience. Las Vegas answered an early 3-0 deficit by stringing together multi-run innings in the second and third to seize momentum. Even after the Comets briefly reclaimed the lead, the Aviators stayed composed, getting a game-tying home run in the fifth before their explosive late surge.<\/p>\n
The eighth inning was the defining moment of the afternoon \u2014 a rally fueled by timely hitting and capitalizing on mistakes. Big swings, including multiple extra-base hits, broke the game wide open and brought the school-day crowd to life as the Aviators turned a competitive matchup into a statement win.<\/p>\n
Beyond the scoreboard, the atmosphere added to the experience. With thousands of students in attendance, the energy inside the ballpark was loud, lively, and constant \u2014 the kind of environment that made every run feel bigger and every big hit louder.<\/p>\n
In the end, it was a complete performance from Las Vegas \u2014 patience at the plate, clutch power, and the ability to deliver when it mattered most. On a day built for fun and fundamentals, the Aviators delivered both, turning a close game into an 11-5 win that left the crowd buzzing all the way out of the ballpark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Calgary Flames (31-35-8, in the Pacific Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (33-26-16, in the Pacific Division) Paradise, Nevada;…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":536279,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5129],"tags":[149,5317,5,4,74,39,5316],"class_list":{"0":"post-536278","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-vegas-golden-knights","8":"tag-golden-knights","9":"tag-goldenknights","10":"tag-hockey","11":"tag-nhl","12":"tag-vegas","13":"tag-vegas-golden-knights","14":"tag-vegasgoldenknights"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116334370025947529","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/536279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}