{"id":550173,"date":"2026-04-11T08:42:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T08:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/550173\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T08:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T08:42:35","slug":"vegas-golden-knights-can-clinch-playoff-spot-what-has-top-happen-saturday-vs-colorado-avalanche-golden-knights-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/550173\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegas Golden Knights can clinch playoff spot: What has top happen Saturday vs Colorado Avalanche | Golden Knights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DENVER \u2014 It\u2019s simple for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/sports\/goldenknights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vegas Golden <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/sports\/goldenknights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Knights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Win on Saturday against the best team in the NHL, and they\u2019re going to the playoffs for the eighth time in nine seasons.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also a possibility the Knights don\u2019t have to wait until the conclusion of their showdown against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena.<\/p>\n<p>The Knights\u2019 magic number is down to two following an eventful Thursday where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/sports\/goldenknights\/when-is-the-earliest-the-golden-knights-can-clinch-a-playoff-spot-3735288\/?utm_campaign=widget&amp;utm_medium=latest&amp;utm_source=sports_goldenknights&amp;utm_term=When%20is%20the%20earliest%20the%20Golden%20Knights%20can%20clinch%20a%20playoff%20spot%3F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">nearly every scenario needed<\/a> to better their clinching chances almost came through.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the Knights letting a two-goal lead slip Thursday in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/sports\/goldenknights\/it-gives-them-life-golden-knights-cant-overcome-bad-bounce-in-shootout-loss-3736273\/?utm_campaign=widget&amp;utm_medium=topnews&amp;utm_source=sports_goldenknights&amp;utm_term=%E2%80%98It%20gives%20them%20life%E2%80%99%3A%20Golden%20Knights%20can%E2%80%99t%20overcome%20bad%20bounce%20in%20shootout%20loss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">4-3 shootout loss to the Seattle <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/sports\/goldenknights\/it-gives-them-life-golden-knights-cant-overcome-bad-bounce-in-shootout-loss-3736273\/?utm_campaign=widget&amp;utm_medium=topnews&amp;utm_source=sports_goldenknights&amp;utm_term=%E2%80%98It%20gives%20them%20life%E2%80%99%3A%20Golden%20Knights%20can%E2%80%99t%20overcome%20bad%20bounce%20in%20shootout%20loss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kraken<\/a>, that point they earned helped the process.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Kings didn\u2019t help the Knights\u2019 cause in their 4-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Yet they got help from the Utah Mammoth after a convincing 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators to clinch a playoff spot.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday is a busy slate with 30 of the 32 teams playing. The Knights could clinch before their 5 p.m. puck drop against the Presidents\u2019 Trophy-winning Avalanche.<\/p>\n<p>How the Knights can clinch<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Knights win in any fashion over Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Or losses in any fashion from Nashville (vs. Minnesota, 2 p.m.) and the Winnipeg Jets (at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.), and if the Knights earn at least a point against Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Knights can also clinch if Nashville and Winnipeg lose in regulation and the San Jose Sharks (vs. Vancouver, 7 p.m.) lose in any fashion.<\/p>\n<p>Contact Danny Webster at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/sports\/goldenknights\/how-the-golden-knights-can-clinch-a-playoff-spot-on-saturday-3736389\/mailto:dwebster@reviewjournal.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dwebster@reviewjournal.com.<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/@DannyWebster21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@DannyWebster21<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>Up next<\/p>\n<p>Who: Golden Knights at Avalanche<\/p>\n<p>When: 5 p.m. Saturday<\/p>\n<p>Where: Ball Arena, Denver<\/p>\n<p>TV: ABC<\/p>\n<p>Radio: KFLG 94.7 FM\/KKGK 1340 AM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DENVER \u2014 It\u2019s simple for the Vegas Golden Knights. 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