Vegas remains undefeated at home

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This ability was also in great demand against the Senators. The guests were already 2-0 ahead early on after goals from Adam Gaudette (3rd) – for him it was his first goal in a Senators jersey – and Claude Giroux (13th). Giroux has always had at least one scorer point in the last five games (three goals, four assists). Aidin Hill didn't look good in goal for the Golden Knights on both goals. “The first two goals conceded were unfortunate for him. “That’s when you could have started to worry,” says Cassidy. But his keeper improved over the course of the party. The other two goals conceded cannot be blamed on him; they were mistakes on the part of the team and the shots were very well placed. In the end, Hill had 35 saves.

Vegas demonstrated in the first third with a double strike within 21 seconds that they weren't just going to give up the party. Even if there was a lot of luck involved. At 1:2, Nicolas Roy was released very well and was able to choose the corner alone in front of Linus Ullmark (22 saves). At 2-2, however, Nicolas Hague's shot bounced off defender Jake Sanderson's skate, making it unstoppable for the keeper. Both goals came in the 18th minute. Thanks to Drake Batherson's fifth goal of the season, the Senators went into the locker room with a 3-2 lead.

Preparer Pietrangelo

Cassidy was not satisfied with the performance in the middle section. Ivan Barbashev equalized to 3-3 (27th), but Gaudette once again put the Senators in the lead (38th). Stützle collected his sixth assist this season. “We didn't play our best game. “We know we have to improve,” admitted Barbashev. Together with Alex Pietrangelo, he stands out from the team this time. The two former St. Louis Blues players are at the top of the internal scorers list. Barbashev (7-4-11) is in third place after the home win, Pietrangelo (0-9-9) in fourth place. The defender is still waiting for his first goal of the season. However, against the Senators he managed three assists in a game for the second time in a row. He had already scored three goals in the 6-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings.

In the third period, the Golden Knights fans had to be pampered before they could celebrate. But then there was no stopping him. Within 76 seconds between the 57th and 59th minutes, the hosts had bagged the next two points. Tomas Hertl initially made it 4:4 with the advantage before Kolesar had his turn. Barbashev then made everything clear with his second goal of the evening. However, Ullmark was already on the bench in favor of a sixth field player. The players on the Golden Knights bench were very excited during this phase, Barbashev reported. “That shows the character of the team. It was a wake-up call for us. We didn't play our best game. We know we have to play better.”