NHL

Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks

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Nicolas Roy, Tomas Hertl and Pavel Dorofeyev score and Golden Knights hold on to beat Ducks 3-2

Pavel Dorofeyev tallies goal vs. Ducks

Shea Theordore had two assists and Adin Hill made 22 saves for Vegas. Jack Eichel got his 20th assist of the season, second-most in the NHL.

Brock McGinn and Frank Vatrano scored for Anaheim. Lukas Dostal made 37 saves and Brett Leason had two assists for Anaheim.

Vatrano’s goal with 13 seconds left in the third period brought the Ducks within one, but they couldn’t get another shot off before the final buzzer.

The Golden Knights outshot the Ducks 40-24.

Takeaways Golden Knights: Eichel continues to rack up points. The 28-year-old center has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in his last four games and has surged up the league leaderboard. He now ranks third in the NHL with 25 points behind only Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon and Minnesota’s Kirill Kaprizov.

Ducks: Dostal has taken a step back in November after a dominant October. The 23-year-old goalie has allowed 4.71 goals per game through four November starts, all losses. He gave up 1.99 goals per game in eight October starts.

Key moment Leason committed a high-sticking penalty with the score tied 1-1 early in the second period. Just 15 seconds into the power play, Hertl banged home a rebound to give Vegas the lead for good.

Key stat The Ducks went 0 for 3 on the power play. They are now 6 for 51 (11.8%) on the season, tied for the worst power-play percentage in the NHL.

Up Next Golden Knights visit Utah on Friday, while Ducks host Detroit to finish a six-game homestand.

Regular Season Series

VGK leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 17:39 Brock McGinn Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Pavel Mintyukov (1), Brett Leason (2)
Goal 1st Period 19:11 Nicolas Roy Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Shea Theodore (11), Cole Schwindt (4)
Goal 2nd Period 6:43 Tomas Hertl Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (20), Shea Theodore (12)
Goal 3rd Period 4:29 Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 19:46 Frank Vatrano Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Brett Leason (3), Alex Killorn (2)

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 16
19 Hits 20
3 Takeaways 1
39 Shots 24
1 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 3
33.3 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 21
58.8 Faceoff Win Percent 41.2
18 Giveaways 21
3 Total Penalties 3
6 Penalty Minutes 6

Game Information

Honda Center

Location: Anaheim, CA
Attendance: 13,153 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 11 6 24 2
Calgary 10 6 23 3
Los Angeles 10 7 23 3
Edmonton 10 8 22 2
Vancouver 9 6 21 3
Seattle 10 9 21 1
Anaheim 8 8 18 2
San Jose 6 11 16 4
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