Golden Knights end 5-game skid with 5-2 victory over Canucks

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist and the Vegas Golden Knights snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night.

Ivan Barbashev scored a goal for the fourth straight game, and Cole Reinhardt, Pavel Dorofayev and Alexander Holtz also had goals for the Knights. Mark Stone had a pair of assists.

Akira Schmid made 21 saves, including a spectacular stop on Vancouver's Pierre-Olivier Joseph midway through the second period when he dove across the crease to snag the puck with his glove and preserve a 3-1 lead.

Elias N. Pettersson and Joseph had goals for the Canucks, who have now lost three in a row and six of their last seven games and remain in last place in the NHL. Teddy Blueger had a pair of assists and Kevin Lankinen made 26 saves.

After a scoreless first period, things heated up in the second when the teams combined to score on four straight shots, with all four goals coming in a span of 2:30 and Vegas taking a 3-1 lead.

With two third-period goals, the Golden Knights now have 75 third-period goals this season, the most in the NHL. Eichel has 21 multipoint games this season.

Canucks: At home against Winnipeg on Feb. 25.

Golden Knights: Host Los Angeles on Thursday night.

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Vancouver Canucks defenseman Elias Pettersson (25), left wing Liam Ohgren (92), and right wing Conor Garland (8) celebrate after Pettersson's goal against the Vegas Golden Knights during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)

Vancouver Canucks left wing Jake DeBrusk (74) skates against Vegas Golden Knights center Kai Uchacz (77) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Alexander Holtz (26) skates against Vancouver Canucks defenseman Filip Hronek (17) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)

Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel (9) reacts after scoring a goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and had nine assists, Jaylon Tyson added 17 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Los Angeles Clippers 124-89 on Wednesday night, hours after the teams completed a trade of All-Stars.

The Cavaliers sent guard Darius Garland to the Clippers in exchange for James Harden. Neither took the court for their new teams.

Jarrett Allen scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Dennis Schroder added 11 points in his Cavaliers debut and Keon Ellis had 6 points in his first game with the Cavaliers, who won for the seventh time in eight games. Schroder and Ellis were acquired from Sacramento in a three-team trade Sunday.

Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points and John Collins added 19 for the Clippers, who lost consecutive games for the first time since a five-game losing streak in December.

Rookie Yanic Konan Niederhauser scored 10 points and had eight rebounds for Los Angeles, which is 17-5 since Dec. 20, although most of that success was with Harden. The Clippers also were without starting center Ivica Zubac, who was out for the birth of his child.

The Cavaliers shot 51.0% from the floor and went 16 of 41 (39.0%) from 3-point range. The Clippers shot 6 of 28 (21.4%) from 3-point range and had 24 turnovers that the Cavs turned into 47 points.

The Cavaliers raced out to a 20-point lead late in the first quarter, with the Clippers pulling within 46-38 just past the midway point of the second quarter. Cleveland surged to a 62-42 lead at halftime.

The Clippers never threatened from there as the Cavaliers led by at least 20 through much of the third quarter and by 35 in the fourth.

Clippers forward Derrick Jones Jr. had 7 points in his return after he missed a month with a knee injury.

Cavaliers: At Sacramento on Saturday.

Clippers: At Sacramento on Friday.

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Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen, right, dunks as Los Angeles Clippers center Brook Lopez defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Craig Porter Jr., left, reaches in on Los Angeles Clippers guard Jordan Miller during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Cleveland Cavaliers' Dennis Schroder gestures after scoring during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Cleveland Cavaliers center Thomas Bryant, right, dunks as Los Angeles Clippers guard Bogdan Bogdanovic defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, left, shoots as Los Angeles Clippers forward Derrick Jones Jr., center, and center Yanic Konan Niederhauser defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)