Review: The Ducks fall to third place and lose 3-1 to the Golden Knights

Troy Terry scored a breakaway goal, but a power play goal in the third period would be the difference tonight in Vegas as the Ducks lost 3-1 to the Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena.

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The loss dropped Anaheim to 1-1-0 on the new season.

Terry scored the Ducks' only goal on a partial breakaway, tying the game late in the first period. Goalkeeper James Reimer made 30 saves in his Ducks debut.

Tomas Hertl, Brett Howden and Pavel Dorofeyev scored for the Golden Knights, who improved to 3-0-0. Ilya Samsonov stopped 22 of 23 Anaheim attempts in his first start for Vegas.

Just over six minutes into the game, Vegas took its first lead of the night, with Howden capitalizing on a critical Anaheim defensive zone switch.

The goal was Howden's second in three games this season.

Frank Vatrano was inches away from tying the score on the next shift when he redirected a pass from Terry behind the net, but the shot bounced off the inside of the left post and stayed out.

However, Terry tied the game for Anaheim a few minutes later, stealing the puck from a Vegas defenseman on the Ducks' blueline and then beating Samsonov with a wrister on the ensuing partial breakaway.