Howden's OT goal beats Utah 4-3 and keep Golden Knights perfect at home

Brett Howden deked Alexander Kerfoot, skated to nan beforehand of nan nett and scored astatine 2:15 of overtime to support nan Vegas Golden Knights cleanable astatine location pinch a 4-3 triumph complete nan Utah Hockey Club

LAS VEGAS -- Brett Howden deked Alexander Kerfoot, skated to nan beforehand of nan nett and scored astatine 2:15 of overtime to support nan Vegas Golden Knights cleanable astatine location pinch a 4-3 triumph complete nan Utah Hockey Club connected Saturday night.

Noah Hanifin had a extremity and 2 assists for nan Golden Knights, and Howden besides had an assist. Pavel Dorofeyev and William Karlsson scored nan different Vegas goals, and Adin Hill made 16 saves.

Logan Cooley had a extremity and an assistance for Utah, which besides sewage goals from Ian Cole and Kerfoot. Nick Bjugstad had 2 assists and Connor Ingram made 31 stops.

Trailing 2-0 pinch 8 minutes to spell successful nan 2nd period, nan Golden Knights rallied pinch 3 consecutive goals. Karlsson put them up by scoring connected a unreserved astatine 5:37 of nan 3rd period.

Kerfoot tied it pinch 6:50 left, taking advantage of a puck that bounced disconnected a Vegas subordinate and landed successful beforehand of an unfastened net.

The Golden Knights extended their franchise-best commencement astatine location to 8-0 while outscoring opponents 43-19.

Utah: Utah didn't person a changeable connected extremity until 8:08 remained successful nan first play erstwhile Cooley scored from nan near circle. The team's different 2 goals bounced disconnected Vegas players.

Golden Knights: The Golden Knights are 0-3-1 distant from Las Vegas and play 9 of their adjacent 11 games connected nan road.

Utah looked arsenic if it would return a 2-1 lead into nan 2nd intermission pinch nan timepiece winding down. But past Hanifin tipped successful a loose puck pinch a 2nd near to moreover nan people game.

Vegas halfway Tomas Hertl reached 500 profession points pinch nan superior assistance connected Dorofeyev's second-period goal. Hertl, acquired past play from San Jose, became nan 2nd subordinate from nan 2012 draught people to scope that mark. Filip Forsberg was nan different player.

Utah is astatine Winnipeg connected Tuesday and nan Golden Knights sojourn Edmonton connected Wednesday.

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