Daily Nuggets: Golden Knights Road Loss, Patrick Kane Trade Rumors

The Vegas Golden Knights will try and rebound Wednesday night after suffering only their third regulation road loss of the season. They will play the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center tonight at 7:00 p.m.

We're continuing to take things one day at a time here. Here's what's up around the NHL.

Vegas Golden Knights

LA: The Golden Knights were defeated 4-2 by the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.

Postgame: Alec Martinez was injured in the loss and is out with a lower-body injury. He becomes the third Golden Knights defensemen hurt, joining Shea Theodore and Zach Whitecloud.

Trade Talk: The Golden Knights have three capable NHL goaltenders. If one of them is moved, who might be a trade partner for the VGK? Carter Hart is back for the Flyers, which likely takes away an option for the VGK.

Transaction Analysis: As 2022 comes to a close, Vegas Hockey Now ranks the top five Golden Knights transactions from the calendar year.

HHOF: Which Vegas Golden Knights players, past or present, will be in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

Reminder: An ICYMI post on the four Golden Knights prospects playing in the 2023 World Junior Championships. Freshly signed prospect Matyas Sapovaliv is among the four players.

Clip of the Day: A reminder that despite the Vancouver Canucks struggles, Quinn Hughes is still very good.

NHL News, Trade Rumors, and National Hockey Now

Chicago: Five potential trade destinations for Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks.

NHL: The stop NHL storylines to close out 2022 and usher in 2023.

Washington: After taking a puck to the face, John Carlson is doing fine recovering for the Washington Capitals.

Nicklas Backstrom joins NHL.com to write a special feature on his teammate Alex Ovechkin.

Florida: Matthew Tkachuk says the playoffs start now for the struggling Florida Panthers.

Long Island: Hudson Fasching, who deked around Alex Pietrangelo in the Golden Knight's most recent game against the New York Islanders, appears to be the real deal.