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Recap - Golden Knights Defeat Toronto 5-2

The Maple Leafs came up short Wednesday against the Golden Knights, falling 5-2.

The Golden Knights were a -173 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.

Tomas Hertl, Jack Eichel, Brett Howden, Noah Hanifin, and Tanner Pearson each scored for the Golden Knights in the victory. Hertl opened the scoring for Vegas.

Adin Hill stopped 29 of 31 Toronto shots in the victory.

Toronto got goals from Mitch Marner, and Auston Matthews in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Joseph Woll stopped 4 of 7 shots for the Maple Leafs, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Vegas scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Toronto went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

Vegas lost the shots on goal battle to Toronto by a margin of 31-25.

Vegas heads into a battle against the Penguins. Toronto, meanwhile, will have their next action against Colorado.