Shea Theodore tied it for the Vegas Golden Knights, and the rest of the night belonged to vgk. The Golden Knights beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Wednesday evening at T-Mobile Arena in the final game of the regular season, and the win clinched the Pacific Division.
Theodore’s goal against Niklas Kokko made it 1-1 and turned a tight game into a finished one for Vegas. From there, the Golden Knights pulled away in a result that gave them the division title and closed the regular season at 39-26-17, while Seattle ended at 34-36-11.
That was the point of the night for Vegas: finish the regular season with a win that mattered beyond the final score. The Golden Knights had multiple scoring contributions in the game, and the 4-1 result was enough to secure the Pacific Division in front of the home crowd at T-Mobile Arena.
Seattle had little left to play for except pride, and that showed once Vegas answered Theodore’s equalizer. Kokko was left to face a Golden Knights team that kept pressing, and the Kraken never recovered after the game swung back toward the home side.
The regular season is over now, and vgk can move on with the division crown in hand. The standings settled Wednesday night, and the Golden Knights will carry a 39-26-17 record into what comes next.