Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights
· National Hockey LeagueHertl scores twice, Golden Knights snap three-game skid with 6-1 win over Kings
The victory snapped Vegas' three-game losing skid, all during a recent road trip. The Golden Knights remained unbeaten at home this season.
Mark Stone, Pavel Dorofeyev, Alexander Holtz and Ivan Brabashev also scored for Vegas, while Ilya Samsonov stopped 31 shots.
Warren Foegele scored and David Rittich made 24 saves for the Kings, who were playing their seventh straight road game to open the season.
Golden Knights: After coming into the game with a plus-minus of minus-3, Holtz scored his first goal with Vegas. He was acquired from New Jersey in June, along with goaltender Akira Schmid, for forward Paul Cotter.
VGK leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 9:07 | Tomas Hertl Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Mark Stone (8), Jack Eichel (9) | |
Goal | 1st Period 13:51 | Mark Stone Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Tomas Hertl (3), Noah Hanifin (2) | |
Goal | 1st Period 15:12 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (4), Kaedan Korczak (1) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 19:07 | Warren Foegele Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Joel Edmundson (2), Jordan Spence (3) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 2:59 | Alexander Holtz Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Pietrangelo (4) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 8:26 | Tomas Hertl Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Pietrangelo (5), Pavel Dorofeyev (1) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 13:25 | Ivan Barbashev Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Mark Stone (9), Alex Pietrangelo (6) |
Statistics
LA | VGK | |
---|---|---|
12 | Blocked Shots | 21 |
35 | Hits | 21 |
6 | Takeaways | 5 |
35 | Shots | 30 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 100.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
18 | Faceoffs Won | 32 |
36.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 64.0 |
17 | Giveaways | 14 |
2 | Total Penalties | 3 |
4 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,767 | Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,767 | Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vegas | 12 | 6 | 26 | 2 |
Calgary | 11 | 6 | 25 | 3 |
Los Angeles | 10 | 7 | 23 | 3 |
Edmonton | 10 | 9 | 22 | 2 |
Vancouver | 9 | 6 | 21 | 3 |
Seattle | 10 | 9 | 21 | 1 |
Anaheim | 8 | 8 | 19 | 3 |
San Jose | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 |