nhl Game Recap
Golden Knights Down Chicago 7-5 - Match Report
Vegas earned a 7-5 victory over Chicago behind a 2-goal performance from Ivan Barbashev on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena.
Vegas won as a -390 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Vegas got goals from Ivan Barbashev(2), Keegan Kolesar(2), Nicolas Hague, Tomas Hertl, and Pavel Dorofeyev in the victory. Kolesar opened the scoring at 1:06 of the first period.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 17 of 22 Chicago shots in the victory.
Chicago got goals from Nick Foligno, Colton Dach, Ethan Del Mastro, Philipp Kurashev, and Ilya Mikheyev in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Arvid Soderblom stopped 16 of 18 shots for the Blackhawks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Vegas went 2-for-3, while the Blackhawks were 0-for-0 with the man advantage.
Chicago lost the shots on goal battle to Vegas by a margin of 33-22.
Vegas looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Devils. The Blackhawks will aim to get back on the winning track at Anaheim.