The Vegas Golden Knights (31-15-4) picked up their 19th home-ice win with a 4-1 victory over the Florida Panthers (29-19-3) on Sunday evening at T-Mobile Arena.
HOW IT WENT DOWN
Brayden McNabb’s third goal of the year gave Vegas an early 1-0 lead 5:26 into the first period. Tanner Pearson found the back of the net from the face-off dot to extend the lead to two 5:40 in the second period. Nicolas Roy and Keegan Kolesar each picked up their second points of the night on the goal. Florida notched its first goal of the night with Anton Lundell scoring early in the third period. Jack Eichel responded with a breakaway goal midway through the final frame to give the Golden Knights a two-goal lead. Tomas Hertl potted the empty-net goal to seal the 4-1 win for Vegas. Adin Hill remained strong in net, turning aside 32-of-33 shots.
TOP PERFORMERS
Keegan Kolesar: Kolesar notched two assists on Vegas’ first two goals for his fifth multi-point game of the season.
Nicolas Roy: Roy tallied three assists for his second three-point game and fourth multi-point game of the season.
Brayden McNabb: McNabb recorded two points (1G, 1A) for his second multi-point game of the season.
Tanner Pearson: Pearson logged his first game-winning-goal of the season in the win.
Adin Hill: Hill saved 32-of-33 shots for a save percentage of .970 on the night.
VGK STATS OF THE KNIGHT
Brayden McNabb and Jack Eichel are tied for second among all NHL skaters each recording a +28 rating.
Tomas Hertl extended his point streak to nine games with the empty-net goal in Sunday's win. He has tallied 13 points (7G, 6A) in those nine games.
Eichel recorded his 62nd point (15G, 47A) marking the most points ever by a Golden Knight prior to their 50th game of a season (49 GP).
ATTENDANCE: 17,716
LOOKING AHEAD
The Golden Knights continue their three-game homestand as they take on the Dallas Stars for the final time this season on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena. Watch the game on ESPN+ and Hulu or listen live on FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340 and Deportes Vegas 1460.
