Daily Nuggets: Stone Injured? How To Beat The Oilers

The Vegas Golden Knights will play the Edmonton Oilers in the second slate of the second night of the second round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs tonight.

Luckily for the Golden Knights they're not facing an eighth seed because eights continued to be wild on Tuesday night. Both the Seattle Kraken and Florida Panthers won in Game 1 and Cinderella doesn't seem close to hitting midnight. 

That and more in the latest VHN Daily Nuggets:

Vegas Golden Knights

As their second round series with the Edmonton Oilers begins tonight, could the Vegas Golden Knights be without captain Mark Stone?

How can the Golden Knights beat Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers?

Stanley Cup Playoffs

Florida Hockey Now: If there's a NHL betting bandwagon to jump on this spring, it may be the Florida Panthers.

ESPN: Eights are wild in the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season! Just like the Panthers did in the East, the eighth seed Seattle Kraken came through again in the West.

NHL

As if the Boston Bruins needed more controversy after their early exit (compliments of the Florida Panthers), from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, we give you Linus Ullmark.

Calgary Hockey Now: Firing head coach Darryl Sutter needed to happen for a fresh start but not a rebuild for the Calgary Flames.

Colorado Hockey Now: So how many star players were battling injuries in the first round loss to the Kraken for the Colorado Avalanche?

LA Hockey Now: Is it time to pass the torch from Drew Daughty/Anze Kopitar for the Los Angeles Kings?

San Jose Hockey Now: Russian goalie Georgy Romanov was signed by the San Jose Sharks.

Washington Hockey Now: Alexander Alexeyev was signed to a two-year contract extension ($825,000 AAV), by the Washington Capitals.

Chicago Hockey Now: CHN is live for the best coverage of the Chicago Blackhawks!