Are the Vegas Golden Knights the real deal?

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In hockey news: Vegas and New Jersey continued their winning ways last night. Plus, a scary episode in Tampa saw Evander Kane rushed to the hospital, and more below 🍻

Last night the Vegas Golden Knights extended their winning streak to eight games thanks to their 4-3 overtime victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Reilly Smith had himself a night, tying the game off a nice give-and-go with William Karlsson a little over halfway through the third period, before roofing a sweet backhand just 23 seconds into overtime to seal the win.

Coming off an unusual offseason where the franchise shed cap space to make room for Jack Eichel — see you later Max Pacioretty — and announced their starting goaltender Robin Lehner would miss the entire season due to hip surgery this August, analysts' expectations weren't high.

But thanks to Jack Eichel living up to his superstar pedigree and goaltenders Logan Thompson and Adin Hill taking advantage of their opportunities, this team is finding ways to win night after night.

The Vegas Golden Knights stand at 12-2-0, good for first place in the entire NHL headed into their game against the Buffalo Sabres tomorrow night. Do you think they extend their winning streak to 9 games?

TRIVIA: How many NHL franchises have never won the Stanley Cup? Bonus: name them.

🩸 Evander Kane had his wrist skated over by Pat Maroon last night. It was a scary scene as the Oilers' forward immediately skated off the ice and was rushed to the hospital where he'll undergo wrist surgery. Fortunately, multiple reports state he is in stable condition.

🔥 The New Jersey Devils win their 7th straight, beating the Flames 3-2 last night. Nico Hischier scored off a rush with 8:10 to play for the game-winner, helping the Devils improve to 10-3-0 on the season, good for first place in the Metropolitan Division and second in the entire Eastern Conference, only trailing the Boston Bruins.

• Oilers snap out of skid with hard-fought victory vs. Lightning

• Blues set franchise record with eighth straight regulation loss, 5-1 to Flyers

• The Flyers bust out the glorious old-school Cooperalls for warm-ups last night

• Kirill Kaprizov receives match penalty for cross-checking Drew Doughty's face

• Juraj Slafkovsky receives game misconduct for boarding Matt Luff

• Nichushkin out one month for Avalanche after ankle surgery

• Strength in Numbers: Crosby and Ovechkin continue to defy Father Time

• Chris Neil to have No. 25 retired by Senators on Feb. 17

• The story behind the Maple Leafs' new player-of-the-game belt

• Improve your dangles with this stickhandling drill from skills coach Kenny Brandt

• Develop an explosive first step with this off-ice exercise from Relentless Hockey

TRIVIA ANSWER: 12 NHL franchises have never won the Stanley Cup

Arizona Coyotes (formerly Winnipeg Jets), Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets, Florida Panthers, Ottawa Senators, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, San Jose Sharks, Seattle Kraken, Vancouver Canucks, Vegas Golden Knights, Winnipeg Jets (formerly Atlanta Thrashers)