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The Vegas Golden Knights extended their season-opening win streak to three games with a 3-1 victory against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night at T-Mobile Arena.

HOW IT WENT DOWN
Brett Howden opened the scoring with his second goal of the season to give Vegas a 1-0 lead in the first period. Troy Terry found the back of the net for Anaheim midway through the opening period to send the teams into the second level at 1-1. After a scoreless second period, Mark Stone fed Tomas Hertl for a power-play goal early in the final frame to put the Golden Knights ahead, 2-1. A late goal from Pavel Dorofeyev sealed the 3-1 win for Vegas.

Golden Knights defeat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 with goals from Dorofeyev, Hertl, and Howden.

TOP PERFORMERS
Keegan Kolesar: Kolesar had two assists in the game for his first two points of the campaign.

Brett Howden: Howden scored for the second time in three games to start the season.

Tomas Hertl: Hertl's first goal of the season stood as the game-winning tally.

Ilya Samsonov: Samsonov made 22 saves to earn the win in his Golden Knights debut.

Jack Eichel: Eichel picked up an assist on Hertl's goal for his league-leading seventh point of the year.

VGK STATS OF THE KNIGHT
The Golden Knights improved to 3-0-0 to start a campaign for the fifth time in franchise history and the third consecutive season (also 7-0-0 in 2023-24 & 3-0-0 in 2022-23). Vegas became the fourth team in NHL history to record season-opening winning streaks of at least three games in three consecutive seasons. The others: the Sharks (4x from 2012-13 — 2015-16), Wild (3x from 2006-07 — 2008-09) and Blackhawks (3x from 1970-71 — 1972-73).

Eichel became the first player in Golden Knights history to post seven points through the team's first three games of a season. With his assist in the third period, he became the second player in franchise history to hold the outright lead in NHL scoring (Mark Stone, Jan. 20, 2021).

ATTENDANCE: 18,027

LOOKING AHEAD
The Golden Knights hit the road for the first time this season as they visit the Washington Capitals on Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Capital One Arena. Tune in on Vegas 34, KnightTime+ and on FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340.

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