The Vegas Golden Knights notched their second win of the preseason with a 5-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center.

HOW IT WENT DOWN
Vegas came out of the gates strong and grabbed a 1-0 at 6:05 of the first. Brandon Pirri whipped a wrist shot from the right side that beat Semyon Varlamov five-hole to put the visitors up by a goal. The Golden Knights held that lead after the first period and added to it early in the second. Erik Brannstrom took a pass on the rush and snapped a wrist shot by the glove of Varlamov to put Vegas up by a pair. Alex Tuch added a power-play goal late in the period as he finished off a perfect passing play from Oscar Lindberg and Paul Stastny. Ryan Graves got the Avalanche on the scoreboard early in the third period, but Reid Duke's goal at 10:52 of the third put Vegas back up by three. Erik Haula added a late goal for Vegas as he one-timed a pass from Stastny into the back of the net to cap the night off at 5-1.

VEGAS (September 18, 2018) - Vegas Golden Knights General Manager George McPhee announced today, September 18, the following roster transactions:

Xavier Bouchard, Ryan Chyzowski, Connor Corcoran, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Ben Jones and Jake Leschyshyn have been released from Vegas Golden Knights training camp and have rejoined their junior teams.

Alex Gallant, Ryan Wagner, Matthew Weis have been released from Vegas Golden Knights training camp and will join the Chicago Wolves training camp.

The Vegas Golden Knights will travel to Denver for their first road game of the preseason as they meet the Colorado Avalanche at 6 p.m. PT Tuesday at the Pepsi Center. Fans can tune in on NHL Network as the game will be joined in progress after the end of the Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs. The game will also be broadcasted in Las Vegas on FOX Sports Radio 98.9/1340 with Dan D'Uva and Gary Lawless.

VEGAS (September 17, 2018) - Vegas Golden Knights General Manager George McPhee announced today, September 17, the team's roster for their upcoming game at the Colorado Avalanche on September 18. Puck drop is set for 6 p.m. PT at the Pepsi Center. The game can be heard on Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM and will be shown on NHL Network, joining in progress at the conclusion of the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs contest. Please note the roster is subject to change.

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS ROSTER: 9/18 VS. COLORADO
Forwards: Ryan Carpenter, William Carrier, Reid Duke, Cody Eakin, Lucas Elvenes, Erik Haula, Tomas Hyka, Oscar Lindberg, Brooks Macek, Brandon Pirri, Paul Stastny and Alex Tuch
Defensemen: Erik Brannstrom, Brayden McNabb, Jon Merrill, Colin Miller, Griffin Reinhart and Zach Whitecloud
Goaltenders: Dylan Ferguson and Zachary Fucale

Hang around Vegas Golden Knights assistant GM Kelly McCrimmon and you'll hear a lot of wisdom. Not just on hockey, but on life and learning and relationships. McCrimmon has an MBA and a bus driver's licence. He's been a player, a coach, a GM and an owner during his career. When he talks, it's smart to listen. One of the things he likes to say about a hockey club was uttered the other day.

"Every team runs its own race," said McCrimmon, during a discussion about what lies ahead for this season's version of the Golden Knights.

Scoring streaks and slumps, injuries, trades, suspensions as well as any number of unknown factors can impact a team and where it eventually ends up. There are spurts and bursts. There are dips and lulls.

In the first game of the 2018-19 preseason, the Vegas Golden Knights matched the intensity of their home crowd as they defeated the Arizona Coyotes, 7-2.

Max Pacioretty donned the Golden Knights uniform for the first time and found the back of the net at 8:39 of the first period for the eventual game-winning goal.

"The past couple of days I've said that I've felt comfortable and tonight I felt very comfortable," Pacioretty said.

The Vegas Golden Knights open their seven-game preseason slate with a matchup against the Arizona Coyotes at 5 p.m. Sunday at T-Mobile Arena. Fans can listen on FOX Sports 98.9/1340 and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes 1460.

NOTES
Dylan Ferguson is expected to start in goal for the Golden Knights with Zachary Fucale as backup.

Las Vegas native Gage Quinney will make his T-Mobile Arena debut with the Golden Knights in his hometown.

VEGAS (September 15, 2018) - Vegas Golden Knights General Manager George McPhee announced today, September 15, the team's roster for their upcoming game vs. the Arizona Coyotes on September 16. Puck drop is set for 5 p.m. PT at T-Mobile Arena. The game can be heard on Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes 1460 AM. Please note the roster is subject to change.

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS ROSTER: 9/16 VS. ARIZONA
Forwards: Daniel Carr, Reid Duke, Cody Glass, Tomas Hyka, William Karlsson, Keegan Kolesar, Jonathan Marchessault, Tomas Nosek, Max Pacioretty, Gage Quinney, TJ Tynan and Tyler Wong

Defensemen: Jake Bischoff, Erik Brannstrom, Nicolas Hague, Nick Holden, Brad Hunt and Colin Miller

Goaltenders: Dylan Ferguson and Zachary Fucale

Rookies have a lot going on in an NHL training camp. There's a balance to be found between learning the ropes and playing confidently to be looked upon favorably by management.

Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb, who doesn't yet consider himself one of the "older guys" in the locker room, remembers his experience at his first NHL training camp and the feelings he had as a young player among veterans.

"It's a cool experience for them and it's something they'll always remember," McNabb said.

Lots of ideas are thrown around at the start of an NHL training camp. People want to talk about line combinations, season expectations and, if you're the Vegas Golden Knights, people want to talk about how you're going to follow up the most successful inaugural season in the history of professional sports. Those topics aren't surprises.

Head coach Gerard Gallant wants to talk about surprises.

"That's what training camp is all about," Gallant said. "Guys come out there, they work hard and they open a coach's eyes or they open a manager's eyes."