Tuch Leads Vegas to Victory Against St. Louis, 6-4
VGK forward had three points in back-and-forth round robin win
ByGordon Weigers
VegasGoldenKnights.com
Alex Tuch paced the Vegas Golden Knights with three points (2G, 1A) as the team skated to a 6-4 victory against the St. Louis Blues in the middle game of the round robin schedule on Thursday night at Rogers Place.
HOW IT WENT DOWN
Momentum favored the Blues early in the game as David Perron opened the scoring 4:02 into the contest. After St. Louis carried the 1-0 lead into the break, Colton Parayko buried an early second-period goal to elevate the Blues' lead to two goals. Shea Theodore netted a power-play goal at 6:50 of the middle frame before a pair of goals from Alex Tuch gave Vegas its first lead of the evening. The lead evaporated before the end of the period as Parayko and Troy Brouwer scored goals 21 seconds apart to rebuild the one-goal St. Louis lead.
Early in the third period, Zach Whitecloud found the back of the net for the first time in his NHL career to knot the score at 4-4. Mark Stone potted the go-ahead goal with 7:29 to play before Theodore's second of the game sealed the 6-4 victory for the Golden Knights.
TURNING POINT
The Blues seized momentum late in the second period, but another strong third from the Golden Knights was the difference in the game. Whitecloud's goal gave Vegas a jolt as the Golden Knights outshot St. Louis 11-4 in the final frame to pick up the 6-4 win.
TOP PERFORMERS Alex Tuch: Tuch's three-point outburst helped the Golden Knights in the high-scoring affair.
Shea Theodore: Theodore beat Jordan Binnington twice from the point for his first two goals of the postseason.
Zach Whitecloud: Whitecloud registered a point for the second game in a row as he potted his first goal in the NHL.
Mark Stone:Stone was responsible for two points (1G, 1A) for the second game in a row.
STAT OF THE KNIGHT
Since the start of the round robin portion of the Stanley Cup Qualifiers, the Golden Knights have outscored opponents in the third period 7-0.
LOOKING AHEAD
Vegas will conclude its round robin slate on Saturday as the Golden Knights battle the Colorado Avalanche for the top seed in the Western Conference. Puck drop is yet to be determined but fans can catch the action on AT&T SportsNet, FOX Sports 98.9/1340 and Deportes Vegas 1460.
