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Vegas Golden Knights at Calgary Flames

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Vegas Golden Knights
46-22-8
Final
3 - 2
Calgary Flames
36-27-13

Reilly Smith scores his 2nd goal of the game in OT to lift the Golden Knights past the Flames, 3-2

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Calgary Flames: Game Highlights

Akira Schmid made 21 saves for the victory in his first start of the season.

Pavel Dorofeyev opened the scoring for Vegas late in the first period with his team-leading 33rd of the season, and Smith made it 2-0 midway through the second.

Joel Hanley got one back for Calgary with eight seconds left in the second, and Matt Coronato tied it 43 seconds into the third.

Dustin Wolf stopped 31 shots for the Flames.

Takeaways Golden Knights: Pacific Division-leading Vegas remained three points ahead of the Kings.

Flames: Calgary moved within four points of idle Minnesota for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The Flames have a game in hand and the teams meet at the Saddledome on Friday night.

Key moment In overtime, Smith curled behind the net with the puck and flung a backhander that bounced off of Wolf and went behind him.

Key stat Vegas is 16-4-1 against the Pacific Division.

Up next The Golden Knights are at Vancouver on Sunday night. The Flames are San Jose on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

VGK leads series 3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 18:39 Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (33) Backhand, assists: Shea Theodore (45), Brandon Saad (15)
Goal 2nd Period 9:57 Reilly Smith Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Shea Theodore (46), Victor Olofsson (13)
Goal 2nd Period 19:52 Joel Hanley Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Nazem Kadri (29), Blake Coleman (20)
Goal 3rd Period 0:43 Matt Coronato Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikael Backlund (14)
Goal 4th Period 4:31 Reilly Smith Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Shea Theodore (47), Brett Howden (15)

Statistics

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21 Blocked Shots 11
14 Hits 38
3 Takeaways 5
34 Shots 23
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
35 Faceoffs Won 35
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
11 Giveaways 13
4 Total Penalties 2
8 Penalty Minutes 4
Calgary Flames Calgary Flames Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Adam Klapka, RW Out Apr 21
Yegor Sharangovich, C Out Apr 21
Connor Zary, C Out Apr 21
Justin Kirkland, C Injured Reserve Dec 4
Anthony Mantha, RW Injured Reserve Nov 11
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Scotiabank Saddledome

Location: Calgary, AB
Attendance: 18,104 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12
Full Standings