The Vegas Golden Knights (4-0-0) beat the Dallas Stars (1-0-1) to tie their best start in franchise history with a 3-2 shootout win on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena.
HOW IT WENT DOWN
After a scoreless first period, the Stars opened the scoring with a goal from Craig Smith, but Golden Knights defenseman Kaedan Korczak tied the game eight minutes later with his first NHL goal. Dallas responded back to inch ahead with a goal from Joe Pavelski early in the third before William Karlsson tied the game with just under three minutes left. Regulation ended with a tie of 2-2, and the game headed to overtime. After a back-and-forth overtime, the five-minute period ended in a tie to send the game to a shootout. Shea Theodore and Matt Duchene traded goals in the second round before Jonathan Marchessault's game-winning shootout tally brought home the win for the Golden Knights.
TOP PERFORMERS
Kaedan Korczak: Korczak had two points (1G, 1A) on the night including his first NHL goal.
William Karlsson: Karlsson had a multi-point night with his first goal of the season and an assist.
Shea Theodore: Theodore had eight shots on goal, two blocked shots and a goal in the shootout.
Brayden McNabb: McNabb blocked six shots in his 22:36 on the ice.
Mark Stone: Stone had with four hits, one blocked shot, and an assist on William Karlsson’s goal.
Adin Hill: Hill made 24 saves for his third win of the season.
VGK STATS OF THE KNIGHTKorczak had a multi-point night including his first NHL goal. He became the second VGK defenseman to score his first NHL this season (Brayden Pachal).
The Golden Knights improved their win streak to 4-0-0, matching best start in franchise history.
Two Golden Knights reached milestones as Michael Amadio played in his 300th career game and Keegan Kolesar played in his 200th career game.
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LOOKING AHEADThe Golden Knights head on their second road trip of the season as they fly up to Winnipeg to take on the Jets on Thursday at 5 pm PT. Tune in on Vegas 34, stream on KnightTime+, or listen live on the Vegas Golden Knights Radio Network on 98.9/1340 and Deportes Vegas 1460.
