HOW IT WENT DOWN
Thirty-three seconds into the contest, Reilly Smith netted a goal for the Golden Knights to give them an early 1-0 lead. Later in the period, Brett Howden extended the Vegas lead to 2-0. Jonathan Marchessault opened the second period with a power-play goal to hit 20 goals on the season. Keegan Kolesar put Vegas up, 4-0, when he scored a shorthanded goal 4:27 into the second period. Former Golden Knight Alex Tuch scored to make it a 4-1 game late in the second. Less than two minutes into the final frame, Mark Stone extended the Vegas lead to 5-1. John Hayden scored late in the third, but Vegas held on for the 5-2 victory.
TOP PERFORMERS
Brett Howden: Howden has a goal in each of the last three games.
Jonathan Marchessault: Marchessault has a team-leading 20 goals this season.
Robin Lehner: Lehner made 30 saves on 32 shots.
Reilly Smith: Smith's goal snapped a personal month-long scoring drought.
STAT OF THE KNIGHT
The Golden Knights victory marked the 200th win in franchise history. Vegas is the fastest team to 200 franchise wins as the team completed the feat in 337 regular season games.
ATTENDANCE: 18,235
LOOKING AHEAD
The Golden Knights will hit the road after the All-Star break to face the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. at Rogers Place. Catch the game on AT&T SportsNet and FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340.
