Golden Knights 4-3 Hockey Club (November 2, 2024) Game Recap

LAS VEGAS – Brett Howden beat Alexander Kerfoot, skated to the top of the net and scored at 2:15 of overtime to keep the Vegas Golden Knights perfect at home with a 4-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday night .

Noah Hanifin scored a goal and two assists for the Golden Knights, and Howden also had an assist. Pavel Dorofeyev and William Karlsson scored the other Vegas goals and Adin Hill made 16 saves.

Logan Cooley had a goal and an assist for Utah, which also got goals from Ian Cole and Kerfoot. Nick Bjugstad had two assists and Connor Ingram made 31 stops.

With eight minutes left in the second period, the Golden Knights trailed 2-0 and then rattled off three straight goals. Karlsson gave them the lead with a quick shot at 5:37 of the third period.

Kerfoot tied it with 6:50 left, taking advantage of a puck that bounced off a Vegas player and landed in front of an open net.

The Golden Knights extended their franchise-best start to 8-0 at home and outscored their opponents 43-19.

Takeaways

Utah: Utah didn't have a shot on goal until the final 8:08 of the first period, when Cooley scored from the left circle. The team's other two goals were rebounded by Vegas players.

Golden Knights: The Golden Knights are 0-3-1 away from home in Las Vegas and will play nine of their next 11 games on the road.

Key moment

It looked like Utah would take a 2-1 lead heading into the second intermission as the clock ticked down. But then Hanifin pushed a second puck into the game before the end to equalize the score.

Key statistics

Vegas center Tomas Hertl reached 500 career points with the first assist on Dorofeev's second-period goal. Hertl, acquired from San Jose last season, was the second player from the 2012 draft class to reach that mark. Filip Forsberg was the other player.

Next

Utah is in Winnipeg on Tuesday and the Golden Knights visit Edmonton on Wednesday.

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