Marchessault’s Overtime Goal Lifts Vegas Past St. Louis, 2-1

The Vegas Golden Knights (39-25-7) defeated the St. Louis Blues (38-31-3), 2-1, in overtime on Monday night at Enterprise Center.

HOW IT WENT DOWN
Pavel Dorofeyev scored his 11th goal of the season to give Vegas a 1-0 lead less than six minutes into the game. With five minutes left in regulation, the Blues tied the game up to send it to overtime. Logan Thompson stopped Pavel Buchnevich’s penalty shot before Jonathan Marchessault netted his 39^th goal of the season in overtime to win the game, 2-1.

TOP PERFORMERS
Pavel Dorofeyev: Dorofeyev scored his 11th of the season, finished with a +1 rating and blocked one shot.

Jonathan Marchessault: Marchessault scored the overtime winner to extend his career-high season of 39 goals.

Logan Thompson: Thompson stopped 31 of the 32 shots on goal in the 2-1 win, marking his 20^th win of the season.

Anthony Mantha: Mantha had an assist, +1 rating, two shots and two hits on Monday night.

VGK STATS OF THE KNIGHT Pavel Dorofeyev’s goal in Monday’s game marked his second goal in consecutive games, making it the fourth time he’s done so this season.

Monday’s game is the third straight start in which Thompson has allowed one goal and won.

Vegas has extended its win streak to three games in a row and has now won six of its last eight games.

BECAUSE VGK WON…
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LOOKING AHEAD
The Golden Knights head to Nashville to take on the Predators at 5 p.m. PT on Tuesday at Bridgestone Arena. 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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