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National Hockey League
Vegas 3, Anaheim 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees: Cody Beach, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Kilian McNamara
Attendance: 13153

Pavel Dorofeyev scored what proved to be the game winner early in the third period and Adin Hill made 22 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights handed the host Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 loss on Wednesday night.

Tomas Hertl and Nicolas Roy also scored goals and Shea Theodore had two assists for Vegas, which improved to 25-7-1 all-time against the Ducks (including 11-4-1 at the Honda Center). It was just the second road win of the season for the Golden Knights (2-3-2).

Brock McGinn and Frank Vatrano scored goals and Brett Leason had two assists for Anaheim, which lost for the fifth time in its last six games (1-4-1). Lukas Dostal finished with 36 saves.

Anaheim took a 1-0 lead at the 17:39 mark of the first period when McGinn snapped in a rebound of a Pavel Mintyukov shot from the low slot for his third goal of the season.

Vegas tied it just 92 seconds later on Roy's fifth goal. Theodore set up the score circling around along the left boards and then passing the puck to Roy in the crease where he tapped it past Dostal on the goaltender's blocker side.

The Golden Knights took a 2-1 lead midway through the second period on a power-play goal by Hertl, who roofed a rebound of a Jack Eichel shot for his fifth goal. It was Hertl's first goal in eight games and his fourth on the power play.

Dorofeyev made it 3-1 early in the third period with his team-leading ninth goal, intercepting an attempted clearing pass by Isac Lundestrom in the slot and then knocking in a rebound of his own shot.

The Ducks closed to 3-2 with 13.4 seconds left when Vatrano finished an odd-man rush with a wrist shot past Hill's blocker side for his second goal of the season. But Anaheim, despite pulling Dostal for an extra attacker, couldn't manage to get a shot off in the closing moments.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Vegas   Anaheim
Shea Theodore 2 Points Brett Leason 2
Pavel Dorofeyev 1 Goals Brock McGinn 1
Shea Theodore 2 Assists Brett Leason 2
Tomas Hertl 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Adin Hill .917 Save Percentage Lukas Dostal .923
Adin Hill 22 Saves Lukas Dostal 36
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Vegas 39 3 1-3 3-3 6 30
Anaheim 24 2 0-3 2-3 6 21
Upcoming Games
  • Anaheim will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Ducks have a W/L % of .167 after a win and .444 after a loss.
  • Vegas will play their next game on the road against Utah. The Golden Knights have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .571 after a loss.