Stone Leads Golden Knights to 5-2 win vs. Ducks

In his first game as team captain, Mark Stone put up two points (1G, 1A) as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Anaheim Ducks, 5-2, for their first win of the 2020-21 season Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena.
HOW IT WENT DOWN
The scoring came early and often as Jonathan Marchessault and Tomas Nosek scored 1:06 apart to give the Golden Knights a 2-0 lead. Anaheim bounced back as Max Comtois buried his first two goals of the season to level the score at 2-2. After a scoreless second period, Stone buried his first of the campaign just 49 seconds into the final frame to put Vegas ahead, 3-2. Insurance goals from Max Pacioretty and Alex Tuch sealed the victory for the Golden Knights as the team won its home opener for the third time in four seasons.

TURNING POINT
The pace of the game slowed during the second period as neither team found the back of the net for more than 20 minutes. When Vegas and Anaheim returned for the third, Stone took matters into his own hands as he potted the go-ahead goal less than a minute into the period.
TOP PERFORMERS
Mark Stone: Stone stepped up in his first game as captain with the game-winning goal and an assist on Pacioretty's goal.
Max Pacioretty: Pacioretty did what he does best as he snapped a shot through John Gibson in the third period.
Alex Pietrangelo: Pietrangelo recorded his first point as a Golden Knight as he assisted on Stone's goal.
STAT OF THE KNIGHT
Twelve different Golden Knights skaters recorded a point in Thursday's win. Stone, Pacioretty, Tuch, Marchessault and Nosek each found the back of the net while Pietrangelo, Cody Glass, Nicolas Roy, Chandler Stephenson, Alec Martinez, Shea Theodore and Ryan Reaves posted an assist each.
BECAUSE VGK WON…
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LOOKING AHEAD
Vegas and Anaheim will close their two-game set Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. on AT&T SportsNet and FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340.