The Vegas Golden Knights held a seemingly comfortable four-point lead in the Pacific Division going into the three-week Winter Olympics break last month. But heading into Thursday's contest against the Pittsburgh Penguins,

Jake Oettinger made 26 saves, and the Dallas Stars hung on to extend their point streak to 13 games with a 2-1 win against the Vegas Golden Knights at American Airlines Center on Tuesday. “Playing patient,

The Vegas Golden Knights went into the break for the Olympics with a four-point lead in the Pacific Division and knowing what awaited them once they got back together for a potentially brutal stretch run.

The NHL Stanley Cup playoffs are not far away. If the season ended today, the Edmonton Oilers would face the Vegas Golden Knights in the first round of the postseason. Edmonton is currently third in the Atlantic Division with a 31-25-8 record with 70 points.

Jamie Benn’s power-play goal late in the second period was the winner and Jake Oettinger stopped 25 of 26 shots for his 26th win as the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 on Tuesday night.

The Vegas Golden Knights (29-20-14, sixth in Western Conference) host the Edmonton Oilers (30-25-8, seventh in Western Conference) at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday at 9:30 p.m. ET. Vegas was handed a 4-2 defeat at home its last time out on March 6 against the Minnesota Wild.

The Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights come out of the Olympics break with a 5-game stretch on road ice. That stretch got underway Wednesday with a 6-4 (Over 5.5) triumph at the -182 LA Kings. Vegas totes a 3-game win streak into Friday's tilt in D.C.

The Vegas Golden Knights and Los Angeles Kings meet Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. Puck drop is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET.

The Vegas Golden Knights and the Detroit Red Wings meet Wednesday at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.

The Vegas Golden Knights played one of their better 60-minute games in recent memory. They played the kind of game you want to have against the Edmonton Oilers. But the Knights could only muster two goals against the leaky Oilers defense and lost 4-2 to their Pacific Division rivals Sunday night at T-Mobile Arena.

Mitch Marner of the Vegas Golden Knights has a decorated history vs. the Eastern Conference. That includes the Pittsburgh Penguins, who will face the Golden Knights on Thursday.