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LAS VEGAS, NV &ndash; The Washington Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights, 5-4, in a NHL Game at T-Mobile Arena on March 28, 2026 and The Sporting Tribune&#39;s DJ Cabanlong was there to capture the following TST Images.

TST Images: Capitals defeat Golden Knights, 5-4, in Las Vegas

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LOS ANGELES&ndash; The Los Angeles Kings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 7-6, at Crypto Arena on April 4th, 2026 and The Sporting Tribune&rsquo;s Jessica Cryderman was there to capture the following TST Images.

TST Images: Kings defeat Maple Leafs, 7-6, in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES -- It may have taken the Los Angeles Kings less than two minutes to save their season, in an all-important 7-6, OT win over Toronto at Crypto.

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Toronto was determined to get retribution for Anaheim captain Radko Gudas taking out Leafs captain Auston Matthews in their last meeting. While the Ducks handled the emotion of that circus, Anaheim let the lead slip away in an eventual overtime loss. Leading goal scorer Cutter Gauthier left with an upper-body injury

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