In a game between Vegas Golden Knights (VGK) and Ottawa Senators, Jack Eichel scored to give VGK a 1-0 lead. However, Ridly Greig scored for Ottawa, putting them ahead 2-1. The game saw power play goals from both teams, with Nic Roy scoring for VGK to make it 3-2. By the end of the second period, VGK led 5-2, with dominant play from Eichel and Stone. The game ended with VGK securing a 9th straight win over Ottawa.
The Senators will have 1:57 of PP time to start the third after Hutton was called for delay of game, Vegas' second such penalty tonight. 5-2 Knights after 40 minutes.
End of 2: Golden Knights 5, Senators 2 Dominant cap to that period with goals from Roy, Stephenson and Barbashev. But Hutton cleared the puck over the glass with 3 seconds left and will give Ottawa another power play when the third begins.
End of the second, 5-2 Vegas. The Golden Knights got to their game in the second period, and put the Senators on the ropes.
VGK cap off the 2nd period with an absolutely dominant shift mostly led by Jack Eichel. After he left, Stone quickly regained the blue line and a missed shot found its way directly to Barbashev. 5-2 VGK and well on their way to a 9th straight win over OTT.
Barbashev off the rebound with 11.1 seconds to go. 5-2 Knights.
Barbashev. Wow. 5-2 Vegas. That shift. That’s Vegas hockey.
Roy with some deft stickhandling to deke Korpisalo and then beats him with the backhand for PPG and 3-2 VGK lead.
WOW. What a play from Ben Hutton. What a finish from Nic Roy. 3-2 Vegas. Nic Roy. PPG.
Vegas back to the power play. Brannstrom for Slashing.
Golden Knights now will get a power play with 1:08 left in the period. Hamonic for cross-checking.
Vegas to their first power play of the game. Travis Hamonic for cross-checking.
Ridly Greig puts the Sens ahead 2-1 on PPG with Hague in the box for tripping. The VGK kill less than stellar thus far.
Ridly Greig. PPG. 2-1 Ottawa. Vegas had the second ranked penalty kill in the league coming into tonight. And they surrender their second power play goal of the period.
Ridly Greig finds space in the slot and rips a shot past Thompson to give Ottawa a 2-1 lead. Thompson was screened, never saw the release.
2-1 Senators. Ridly Greig with the snipe. Another blown lead.
2-1 #Sens Greig on the power play.
Eichel on 2 on 1 shoots and beats Korpisalo from inside the left circle 1:37 in. 1-0 Knights.
VGK catch a OTT defenseman way too far into the O-Zone, leads to a 2-on-1 (3-on-1ish) and Eichel snaps it home himself. His second excellent chance in the first 2 minutes. 1-0 VGK
Ottawa hands Vegas a 2-on-1, and Jack Eichel cashes in. He whips a wrister over Korpisalo's blocker to give the Golden Knights an early 1-0 lead.