The Vegas Golden Knights (16-5-4) took down the Washington Capitals (12-7-2), 4-1, at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night.
HOW IT WENT DOWN
Jonathan Marchessault opened the scoring for the night with a power-play goal nine minutes into the first, putting Vegas ahead 1-0. Eight minutes into the second, Jack Eichel added to the Golden Knights' lead with a breakaway goal, making it 2-0 in Vegas’ favor. In the third, Mark Stone netted his seventh of the season to extend Vegas’ lead to 3-0 just 49 seconds into the period. With three minutes left in regulation, Tom Wilson put the Capitals on the board with his eighth goal of the season, making it a two-goal game. Jonathan Marchessault potted an empty-net goal with less than two minutes remaining to solidify Vegas’ 4-1 victory.
TOP PERFORMERS
Jack Eichel: Eichel had a multi-point night with one goal and two assists.
Jonathan Marchessault: Marchessault scored two goals and registered five shots on net.
Logan Thompson: Thompson recorded 20 saves and an assist.
VGK STATS OF THE KNIGHT
Vegas Golden Knights are one of four NHL teams with three double-digit goal-scorers this season: Jonathan Marchessault, Jack Eichel and William Karlsson.
Golden Knights are starting December off strong, extending their all-time December record to 26-8-3.
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LOOKING AHEAD
The Golden Knights take on the St. Louis Blues on Monday at 7 p.m. PT at T-Mobile Arena. Tune in on Vegas 34, stream on KnightTime+, or listen live on the Vegas Golden Knights Radio Network on 98.9/1340 or Deportes Vegas 1460.
