Golden Knights 6-4 Senators (Oct. 25, 2024) Game Recap

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tomas Hertl and Keegan Kolesar scored a minute apart to give Vegas the lead and the Golden Knights beat the Ottawa Senators 6-4 on Friday.

Ivan Barbashev scored two goals and Nicolas Roy and Nicolas Hague also scored for the Golden Knights. Alex Pietrangelo had three assists and Jack Eichel, Mark Stone and Tanner Pearson added two each. Adin Hill made 34 saves for his third win of the season.

Vegas has now scored six goals in consecutive games and is averaging 4.37 goals per game.

Adam Gaudette scored two goals, while Claude Giroux and Drake Braterson also scored for the Senators. Linus Ullmark made 22 saves.

Ottawa entered the game 3-0-0 when it scored first and also led after two periods, but was able to maintain its lead against the fourth-highest scoring team in the league.

Takeaways

Senators: Ullmark was 2-0 with a 1.50 goals-against average and .947 save percentage after allowing three goals in two career starts against Vegas. The five goals he allowed Friday were the most he has allowed since the New York Islanders beat him by five goals on March 2 last season.

Golden Knights: Both Stone and Eichel continued their offensive success as they scored at least one point in seven of Vegas' first eight games this season. Stone leads the team with 14 points, with Eichel close behind with 13.

Key moment

After trailing 3-4, the Golden Knights scored back-to-back goals from Hertl and Kolesar with just over three minutes to play. Barbashev's empty shot sealed the win.

Key statistics

5 – Vegas, which improved to 5-2-1 on the year, is now a perfect 5-0-0 at home.

Next

The Senators visit Colorado on Sunday while the Golden Knights host San Jose on Saturday evening.

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