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The Golden Knights are looking to close out the regular season on a high note. VGK hosts the Anaheim Ducks and will look to reach the 100 point milestone in an up-and-down season. A win will also move VGK up in the standings to WC1 with a win over Nashville, and would put the Golden Knights into a first-round matchup vs the Edmonton Oilers. The Ducks have gone to the youth movement and tonight will feature the debut of rookie Cutter Gauthier, who led the NCAA in goals scored this past season with 38. He will be on a line with Leo Carlsson and Alex Killorn. We also discuss the (never-ending) goalie situation. Bruce Cassidy had previously seemed to dislike a goalie rotation in the playoffs. Now he's talking about playing both Hill and Thompson in the playoffs. He talked about each goalies strengths heading into the playoffs. We have our Locks and Predictions for tonight's game as well.

The Golden Knights set the tone in the second period when they became a more physical team vs Chicago last night. It started with a Zach Whitecloud hit on rookie Frank Nazar. Then Nic Hague laid a big hit on Connor Bedard. Bruce Cassidy put together a heavy line that included Tomas Hertl and Ivan Barbeshev. They set a massive screen in front of Petr Mrazic and Brayden McNabb cleaned up a rebound on a spinarama to score the goal. VGK will be difficult to beat if they can establish that same netfront presence in the playoffs. The Golden Knights, with the win, moved up to third place in the Pacific Division. They lead the L.A. Kings by one point. Each team has a game to go. VGK will face either Edmonton or Dallas in all liklihood. Bruce Cassidy experimented with a lot of different combinations in last night's game. And, we discuss the Pacific/West playoff races.

The Golden Knights will try to avoid a letdown against the Chicago Blackhawks tonight, a team that comes in with the worst road record in the NHL. We are interested to see who, if anyone, the Golden Knights will rest tonight. VGK enters the night a point behind the L.A. Kings, who lost at home to Minnesota last night. If the Golden Knights win out, they could potentially land in the first wild card spot. The VGK first round opponent still has not been settled. We have an update on the Western Conference and Pacific Division races. And, our Locks and Predictions for tonight's game are on tap.

Now that the Golden Knights have locked in Noah Hanifin's new contract extension for eight years at $7.35 AAV, how much would Jonathan Marchessault command on the open market? Marchessault is in the final year of his contract and has 67 points including 41 goals. You have to believe his minimum contract would be in the vicinity of $8 million a year. Marchessault is 33 years old. We preview this weekend's games against the Wild Friday and the Avs on Sunday. And, it's WTF - What The Friday time again.

Even without Connor McDavid, the Edmonton Oilers rolled past VGK on home ice Wednesday night 5-1. The Golden Knights loss coupled with a St. Louis Blues win leaves the Blues just three points away from VGK. VGK will play its four remaining games on home ice. Bruce Cassidy said that even if McDavid were playing in last night's game, he still wouldn't have expected the result with the Golden Knights on the losing end. Chandler Stephenson missed the game, as his wife is expecting. We talk about growing concern not only to make the playoffs for the defending Stanley Cup champs, but how long this team would last in the post-season due to lackluster play. And, we discuss the potential move of the Coyotes to Salt Lake. That could happen within the next week.