Kolesar's Late Goal Lifts Golden Knights to 3-1 Win vs. Kraken

The Vegas Golden Knights (37-25-7) defeated the Seattle Kraken (28-28-12), 3-1, on Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena.

HOW IT WENT DOWN Jack Eichel tallied his 30^th point at home this season with the first goal of the game, giving Vegas a 1-0 lead. With 6:31 left in regulation, Seattle tied the game with a power-play goal. Five minutes later, Keegan Kolesar broke the tie with his sixth goal of the season. Chandler Stephenson netted an empty-net goal to cement the 3-1 victory for Vegas.

TOP PERFORMERS
Keegan Kolesar: Kolesar's game-winning goal came with just 1:20 remaining in regulation. He's notched three points (1G, 2A) in the last two games.

Jack Eichel: Eichel netted his 22^nd goal of the season, put seven shots on goal and won 11 faceoffs.

Brayden McNabb: McNabb had a multi-point night with two assists, four hits and four blocked shots on the night.

Logan Thompson: Thompson had 21 saves on 22 shots.

VGK STATS OF THE KNIGHT Logan Thompson earned his 50^th career victory, becoming the second Vegas goaltender to earn 50 wins – Marc-Andre Fleury had 117. He's the first player in franchise history to earn 50 career wins all with the Golden Knights.

Eichel’s goal in Thursday's matchup marked his 22^nd goal of the season, his 30^th point at home and his 499^th career point.

Marchessault tallied his 60^th point of the season with his assist on Jack Eichel’s goal to hit the 60-point mark for the third time in his career.

Kolesar’s go-ahead goal with 1:20 remaining marked the team's third go-ahead goal in the final two minutes this season, setting a three-way tie for most among all teams this season (Carolina Hurricanes and Detroit Red Wings).

BECAUSE VGK WON…
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LOOKING AHEADThe Golden Knights close out their homestand against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tune in on Vegas 34, stream on KnightTime+, or listen live on the Vegas Golden Knights Radio Network on 98.9/1340.

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