Vegas 3, Arizona 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 8, 2024
Where: Mullett Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Referees:
Kevin Pollock, Corey Syvret
Linesmen:
Kiel Murchison, Libor Suchanek
Attendance:
4600
By Field Level Media
The Vegas Golden Knights scored three times in the first period in a 3-2 win against the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday in Tempe, Ariz.
Jonathan Marchessault, Nicolas Hague and Chandler Stephenson scored for Vegas, which is 8-2-1 in its past 11 games. Adin Hill made 20 saves for the win.
Jason Zucker and Clayton Keller scored for the Coyotes, who have lost four in a row. Connor Ingram allowed three goals on six shots before being replaced by Karel Vejmelka (28 saves) in the first period.
Marchessault gave Vegas a 1-0 lead 19 seconds into the first period. Ivan Barbashev carried the puck to the top of the left circle before feeding Marchessault, who was driving to the net and had an open net with Ingram unable to get back over in time.
Hague made it 2-0 for the visitors 58 seconds later. Brendan Brisson's backhand pass attempt from below the right circle hit the skate of Coyotes forward Michael Carcone and redirected to Hague above the slot for a shot through traffic that deflected off the stick of defenseman Michael Kesselring up and over Ingram.
Zucker deflected Juuso Valimaki's shot from the blue line past Hill's glove to cut the deficit to 2-1 at 4:07 on Arizona's first shot on goal.
Stephenson put the Golden Knights ahead 3-1 when he took a pass from Mark Stone to the inner edge of the left circle and scored short side at 6:17.
William Karlsson appeared to extend the lead to 4-1 on a power play midway through the period, chasing Ingram. But the goal was overturned after video review showed Karlsson batted the puck into the net with his arm.
Keller pulled the Coyotes to within 3-2 at 3:40 of the third period. Nick Schmaltz banked the rebound of Vejmelka's save off the wall to Keller in the neutral zone for a breakaway, beating Hill with a wrist shot blocker side.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Vegas |
|
Arizona |
|
Nicolas Hague 1 |
Points |
Clayton Keller 1 |
|
Nicolas Hague 1 |
Goals |
Clayton Keller 1 |
|
Ivan Barbashev 1 |
Assists |
Matias Maccelli 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Adin Hill .909 |
Save Percentage |
Karel Vejmelka 1.000 |
|
Adin Hill 20 |
Saves |
Karel Vejmelka 28 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Vegas
|
34 |
3 |
0-1 |
1-1 |
2 |
19 |
| Arizona
|
22 |
2 |
0-1 |
1-1 |
2 |
29 |
Upcoming Games
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Arizona will play their next game on the road against Nashville. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .458 after a win and .480 after a loss.
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Vegas will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Golden Knights have a W/L % of .581 after a win and .619 after a loss.
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