Quick-handed objectives lead Knights to win over Sharks

Brayden McNabb and Jack Eichel scored short-handed objectives 23 seconds aside to spotlight a four-goal third-period outburst because the visiting Vegas Golden Knights rallied for a 6-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night time.

Vegas recorded its league-leading 14th comeback victory of the season and prolonged its general successful streak to a season-best 5 video games.

Eichel, McNabb, Mark Stone and Brett Howden every completed with a purpose and an help, and Noah Hanifin and Pavel Dorofeyev additionally scored objectives for the Golden Knights.

Alex Pietrangelo had three assists, Victor Olofsson added two assists and Adin Hill completed with 22 saves for the Golden Knights, who received ninth time of their previous 10 video games whereas bettering to 13-0-3 all-time within the regular-season at San Jose.

Will Smith had a purpose and an help and Shakir Mukhamadullin and Tyler Toffoli additionally scored for San Jose, which misplaced its sixth straight recreation (0-5-1). Fabian Zetterlund added two assists, and Alexandar Georgiev made 30 saves.

Vegas jumped out to a 1-0 lead at 6:58 of the primary interval. A large-open Hanifin broke down the slot and buried a wrist shot over Georgiev’s left shoulder.

San Jose tied it at 14:40 of the primary interval on Mukhamadullin’s first profession NHL purpose, a slap shot from the left level that sneaked over Hill’s proper pad and contained in the close to publish.

The Golden Knights regained the lead at 3:27 of the second interval on Stone’s backhand rebound of an Olofsson shot.

Nonetheless, San Jose rebounded to take a 3-2 lead later within the interval. At 5:53, Smith jammed in a Macklin Celebrini crossing cross to tie it, and Toffoli adopted at 15:57 together with his team-leading 14th purpose. Toffoli’s cross from the top boards towards the entrance of the online caromed off the leg of Vegas defenseman Nicolas Hague and inside the proper publish.

The Golden Knights then opened the third interval with three objectives within the first 5:46, together with the 2 short-handed objectives, to take management of the sport.

McNabb tied it 3-3 on the 1:03 mark with a wrist shot from the left circle over Georgiev’s glove after a nifty curl-and-drag transfer for his first purpose in 30 video games.

Eichel adopted 23 seconds later with one other short-handed purpose, the staff’s third in two video games, when he drove previous the proper facet of the purpose and banked in a shot off the again of Georgiev.

Dorofeyev then made it 5-3 on the 5:46 mark with a backhand shot round Georgiev’s pad.

The Sharks pulled Georgiev for an additional attacker with 2:45 left, and Howden sealed the win with an empty-netter with 31.5 seconds to go.

–Discipline Stage Media