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National Hockey League
Vegas 4, Winnipeg 1
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 28, 2024
Where: Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Jon McIsaac
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 15225

Ivan Barbashev scored twice in the third period and Logan Thompson made 39 saves to lead the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.

Pavel Dorofeyev and Jack Eichel also scored goals and William Karlsson had two assists for Vegas (40-25-8, 88 points) which extended its points streak to five games (4-0-1) while completing its second straight regular-season series sweep of the Jets with a victory.

Thompson won his fourth consecutive start, allowing just one goal in each game.

Sean Monahan scored for Winnipeg (44-23-6, 94 points) which lost its fifth straight game (0-4-1). Connor Hellebuyck stopped 23 of 25 shots.

Vegas took a 1-0 lead at the 15:56 mark of the opening period when Dorofeyev fired a wrist shot from near the left faceoff dot past a screen and into the top far right corner of the net for his 12th goal of the season.

Winnipeg tied it early in the second period when Monahan deflected a Nikolaj Ehlers shot from the right point over Thompson's right shoulder. For Monahan, it was his 23rd goal and 10th since joining the Jets in a Feb. 2 trade from the Montreal Canadiens.

The Jets missed an excellent chance to take the lead midway through the third period when Ehlers, alone in the right circle, fired a shot at an open right side of the goal into the side of the net.

Barbashev then put Vegas back in front with 5:29 to go when he snapped a backhand shot over Hellebuyck's right shoulder and into the top left corner of the net.

Winnipeg pulled Hellebuyck for an extra attacker with 2:05 remaining and Barbashev sealed the win with an empty-netter, his 18th goal of the season, with 1:45 to go.

Eichel then added another empty-netter with 34 seconds left to finish the scoring.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Vegas   Winnipeg
Ivan Barbashev 2 Points Sean Monahan 1
Ivan Barbashev 2 Goals Sean Monahan 1
William Karlsson 2 Assists Dylan Demelo 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Logan Thompson .975 Save Percentage Connor Hellebuyck .920
Logan Thompson 39 Saves Connor Hellebuyck 23
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Vegas 27 4 0-1 5-5 22 38
Winnipeg 40 1 0-5 1-1 24 24
Upcoming Games
  • Winnipeg will play their next game at home against Ottawa. The Jets have a W/L % of .659 after a win and .517 after a loss.
  • Vegas will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Golden Knights have a W/L % of .525 after a win and .576 after a loss.