Golden Knights rally from 3-0 deficit to beat Maple Leafs 4-3 in shootout
Vegas erased a three-goal first-period hole and won its third straight game, while Toronto lost despite 40 saves from its goalie.
What we know
- Vegas beat Toronto 4-3 in a shootout at T-Mobile Arena after trailing 3-0 in the first period. [1] [2]
- Rookie Trevor Connelly scored in the fifth round of the shootout to decide the game. [2]
- Jack Eichel scored on a penalty shot and had a goal and an assist, extending his point streak to five games. [1] [2]
- Vegas outshot Toronto 43-24 but went 0 for 4 on the power play. [2]
The Vegas Golden Knights came back from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in a shootout at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday night, according to The Associated Press. It was Vegas' third consecutive win. [1][2]
Rookie Trevor Connelly scored in the fifth round of the shootout with a backhand-forehand move against Toronto goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, the AP reported. Braeden Bowman also scored for Vegas in the shootout. Toronto's Kirill Marchenko was the only Maple Leafs shooter to convert. Vegas goalie Adin Hill stopped John Tavares to end the round, and Hill stopped four of Toronto's five shootout attempts. [2]
Toronto scored three times in the first period. Jack Roslovic scored 34 seconds in, in his 600th career game, for his 300th career point, the AP said. Easton Cowan added a breakaway goal at 3:20, and Nick Paul made it 3-0 at 8:37. [2]
Mark Stone started the comeback with a slap shot at 17:36 of the first period. Brett Howden scored at 1:12 of the second period on a pass from Mitch Marner. Jack Eichel tied the game on a penalty shot at 3:58 of the second. [1][2]
Neither team scored again through the rest of regulation or overtime. Hill finished with 21 saves, and Bobrovsky made 40. Vegas outshot Toronto 43-24 but did not score on any of its four power plays, its first game this season without a power-play goal, the AP reported. [2]
Eichel had a goal and an assist. He has three goals and 12 points in five games, and his assist and point streaks are both at five games, according to the AP. Connelly, Eichel and Stone were named the game's first, second and third stars. [1][2]
Toronto visits Colorado on Saturday. Vegas hosts Los Angeles the same day. [2]