nhl Game Recap
Golden Knights Down Vancouver 5-4 - Match Report
Vegas earned a 5-4 victory over Vancouver behind a 2-goal performance from William Carrier on Monday at Rogers Arena.
Vegas was favored by -136 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Vegas got goals from William Carrier(2), Mark Stone, Reilly Smith, and Alex Pietrangelo in the victory. Stone opened the scoring at 14:52 of the second period.
Logan Thompson turned in a 25-save effort for the Golden Knights.
Vancouver got goals from Elias Pettersson, Bo Horvat, Luke Schenn, and Andrei Kuzmenko in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Thatcher Demko stopped 33 of 38 shots for the Canucks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Vegas scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Vancouver went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Vegas outshot Vancouver 38-29 in the game.
Next game, Vegas takes its act home to face Ottawa looking for another win. For Vancouver, they head on the road to face Colorado.