The Vegas Golden Knights (26-9-3) opened 2025 with a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers (17-18-4) on Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena.
HOW IT WENT DOWN
The Philadelphia Flyers took an immediate lead 21 seconds into the game with a goal by Tyson Foerster. The Golden Knights started the second period strong as Mark Stone scored the tying goal 51 seconds into the second period and Nicolas Hague netted his third of the season 1:22 later. With 1:38 left in the second period, Pavel Dorofeyev extended Vegas’ lead to 3-1. Alexander Holtz potted his third goal of the season early in the third with Noah Hanifin recording his second assist of the night on the play. Travis Konecny responded with a power-play goal to bring the Flyers within two, but Tanner Pearson scored an empty-net goal to secure the 5-2 victory for the Golden Knights. Ilya Samsonov stopped 23-of-25 shots to get his fifth consecutive victory.
TOP PERFORMERS
Mark Stone: Stone scored the game-tying goal for Vegas early in the second period, bringing his point total to 32 (9G, 23A).
Nicolas Hague: Hague scored the go-ahead goal for Vegas in the second period.
Noah Hanifin: Hanifin recorded two points (2A) in tonight’s win. Hanifin has eight points (3G, 5A) in his last nine games.
Shea Theodore: Theodore leads the blueline for Vegas in assists, tallying his 28th in Thursday's victory.
Ilya Samsonov: Samsonov stopped 23-of-25 shots to earn his 10th win with the Golden Knights in his 14th appearance.
VGK STATS OF THE KNIGHT
Shea Theodore tallied his 250th assist with the Golden Knights on Pavel Dorofeyev’s goal, making him the first player to reach the mark with the franchise.
Mark Stone passed Max Pacioretty for fourth most goals (98) in franchise history.
Five defensemen recorded a point for the Golden Knights. Vegas also had five different goal scorers for the eighth time this season (10/9 vs. COL, 10/22 vs. LAK, 10/25 vs. OTT, 10/26 vs. SJS, 11/23 vs. MTL, 12/21 vs. SEA, 12/27 at SJS).
With the win, Vegas jumps to 7-1-0 in the last eight games and is 11-2-0 since Dec. 1, 2024, with a NHL-leading .846 points percentage.
ATTENDANCE: 17,909
LOOKING AHEAD
The Golden Knights close out their four-game homestand with a matchup against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday at 7 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena. Watch the game on Vegas 34, stream on KnightTime+, or listen live on FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340 and Deportes Vegas 1460.
