Pregame Interview: Ryan Craig

The Golden Knights (13-5-3) fell 3-2 in a shootout to the Nashville Predators (11-4-1) at T-Mobile Arena on Friday to halt their four-game win streak.Nashville was first to get on the board with a one-touch goal from Ryan O’Reilly. The Golden Knights responded after Tomas Hertl passed to Ivan Barbashev whose shot attempt deflected to Victor Olofsson for a diving wrist shot, evening the score.Midway through the second period, Parker Wotherspoon dished the puck to Mitch Marner to lead a rush up the ice and found a trailing Rasmus Andersson. Andersson collected the puck for a wrist shot low glove-side on Juuse Saros to take a 2-1 lead. Wotherspoon picked up his first point as a Golden Knight on the play.  Nashville pushed back in the third, leading to O’Reilly's second goal of the night over the left shoulder of Adin Hill, to bring the score to 2-2. Neither team was able to pull ahead in regulation or overtime. In the shootout, Roman Josi recorded the game-deciding goal for the Predators to extend their win streak to a league-high seven games.

Dan D'Uva's pregame interview with head coach Ryan Craig prior to the Golden Knights and Nashville Predators from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Nov. 13, 2026.

Dan D'Uva's pregame interview with forward Victor Olofsson prior to the Golden Knights and Nashville Predators from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Nov. 13, 2026.

The Golden Knights (13-5-2) won their fourth consecutive game on Wednesday with a 5-3 triumph over the Utah Mammoth (10-8-1) back on home ice at T-Mobile Arena.Jack Eichel opened the scoring 2:15 into the game with his first power-play goal of the season off a Mitch Marner pass. Utah tied it 1-1 on a Lawson Crouse rebound, but Vegas responded with three second-period goals. Victor Olofsson scored his first goal since Oct. 6 with a wrist shot down the middle before Ivan Barbashev added two goals, including an impressive individual effort to give Vegas a 4-1 lead. Utah cut the deficit to 4-2 on a Jack McBain goal with four minutes remaining in the period. Dmitri Simashev made it 4-3 in the third, but William Karlsson and Brett Howden connected fo an insurance goal just over a minute later to push the lead back to two.Barbashev led the way with two second-period goals, while Olofsson finished with one goal and two assists, giving him four points over his last three games. Eichel recorded a goal and an assist. Marner made Golden Knights history, becoming the fastest player in franchise history to record 20 multi-assist games while extending his home assist streak to nine games, the longest in team history. Vegas is now tied for the second-most wins in the NHL with 13.

Dan D'Uva's pregame interview with head coach Ryan Craig prior to the Golden Knights and Utah Mammoth from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Nov. 11, 2026.

Dan D'Uva's pregame interview with defenseman Brayden McNabb prior to the Golden Knights and Utah Mammoth from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Nov. 11, 2026.

The Vegas Golden Knights (12-5-2) defeated the Buffalo Sabres (8-6-3), 4-1, on Sunday at KeyBank Center, finishing their four-game road trip with a 3-0-1 record and earning seven of a possible eight points. After a scoreless first period, Mitch Marner scored a shorthanded breakaway goal to open the scoring before Jack Eichel doubled the lead off a pass from Ivan Barbashev late in the second period. Buffalo cut the deficit to 2-1 early in the third, but Tomas Hertl restored the two-goal advantage off a pass from Marner, who recorded his 100th point as a Golden Knight and became the fastest player in franchise history to reach that milestone. Hertl added his second goal of the game and ninth of the season five minutes later, while Adin Hill stopped 27 of 28 shots for a .964 save percentage.Hertl extended his point streak to four games with a two-goal performance, while Marner finished with two points (1G, 1A). Eichel scored the game-winning goal, and Barbashev recorded two assists, including one on the game-winner. Hill earned his sixth win of the season, and his seven wins overall tied him for the third-most in the NHL. Vegas improved to 12 wins, tied for the third-most in the league.

Dan D'Uva's pregame interview with head coach Ryan Craig prior to the Golden Knights and Buffalo Sabres from KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York on Nov. 8, 2026.

Dan D'Uva's pregame interview with forward Braeden Bowman prior to the Golden Knights and Buffalo Sabres from KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York on Nov. 8, 2026.

The Golden Knights (11-5-2) defeated the Detroit Red Wings (7-7-3) 2-1 at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday to improve to 2-0-1 through three games on their road trip.After a scoreless first two periods, Detroit opened the scoring when Anton Johansson capitalized on a loose puck off the end boards. Just 2:18 later, Victor Olofsson recorded an assist in his first game back from injury, setting up Braeden Bowman, who used a Detroit defender as a screen before beating Daniil Tarasov to tie the game at 1-1. With 1:42 remaining, Trevor Connelly delivered the game-winner, using a toe drag to get around a defender before beating Tarasov with a hard, low shot for the 2-1 Vegas victory.Connelly scored his third consecutive game this road trip and is now tied for the rookie goal-scoring lead with seven. Olofsson picked up an assist in his first appearance since October 6, while Tomas Hertl added an assist to give him four points over his last three games. Carter Hart stopped 25 of 26 shots, finishing with a .962 save percentage.Vegas recorded 13 shots in the first period, its highest total in the opening 20 minutes since posting 14 on opening night. Thursday marked the first time the Golden Knights had been held scoreless through the first two periods since March 2025.