Vegas 5, Anaheim 4
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Referees:
T.J. Luxmore, Francois St. Laurent
Linesmen:
Brandon Gawryletz, Travis Gawryletz
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Zach Whitecloud scored on a rebound with 3:56 remaining as the Vegas Golden Knights, despite blowing a three-goal lead in the third period, pulled out a 5-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
Whitecloud pinched in from the left side of the net to knock in a rebound of a William Carrier shot to score the winner, his second goal of the season. Vegas improved to 8-1-1, its best 10-game start in franchise history. The Golden Knights are 7-0-1 at T-Mobile Arena, the second-best home record in the NHL behind the Tampa Bay Lightning's 6-0-0 mark.
Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist, Jonathan Marchessault, Alex Tuch and Nicolas Roy each scored a goal and Cody Glass added two assists for Vegas. Marc-Andre Fleury finished with 19 saves to improve to 5-0-0 this season and 17-4-0 all-time against Anaheim.
Troy Terry posted a goal and an assist and Isac Lundestrom, Adam Henrique and Ryan Getzlaf also scored for Anaheim, which fell to 0-2-1 against the Golden Knights this season. Ryan Miller, making back-to-back starts for the first time this season, logged 26 saves for the Ducks, and Kevin Shattenkirk added two assists.
Roy gave the Golden Knights a 4-1 lead near the end of the second period with his first goal of the season. He took a drop pass from Glass at the top of the right circle and then fired a wrist shot past Miller's blocker side.
However, Anaheim rallied to tie it 4-4 with goals on three consecutive shots over span of 4:57 in the third period. Terry got the first on a rebound of a Shattenkirk shot. Henrique followed when he dribbled a wrist shot under Fleury's pads. Getzlaf then tied it with his first goal of the season, tapping in a Rickard Rakell pass on the backdoor.
That set the stage for Whitecloud's game-winner. Vegas had allowed just five third-period goals all season before Anaheim's comeback.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Anaheim |
|
Vegas |
|
Troy Terry 2 |
Points |
Chandler Stephenson 2 |
|
Troy Terry 1 |
Goals |
Chandler Stephenson 1 |
|
Kevin Shattenkirk 2 |
Assists |
Cody Glass 2 |
|
Ryan Getzlaf 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Ryan Miller .839 |
Save Percentage |
Marc-Andre Fleury .826 |
|
Ryan Miller 26 |
Saves |
Marc-Andre Fleury 19 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Anaheim
|
23 |
4 |
1-2 |
1-1 |
7 |
31 |
| Vegas
|
31 |
5 |
0-1 |
1-2 |
9 |
21 |
Upcoming Games
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Vegas will play their next game at home against Anaheim. The Golden Knights have a W/L % of .714 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Anaheim will play their next game on the road against Vegas. The Ducks have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .500 after a loss.