Whitecloud's Late Goal Pushes Vegas To Late Game Victory

The Vegas Golden Knights (8-1-1) battled to the end in a 5-4 victory against the Anaheim Ducks (5-7-3) on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena.
HOW IT WENT DOWN
Halfway through the opening period Mark Stone continued his four-game point streak by finding an open Chandler Stephenson for a goal right between the legs of goaltender Ryan Miller to put Vegas on top. Later in the period, a redirected pass off the skate of Jonathan Marchessault gained Vegas an early two-goal first period lead. Less than three minutes into the second, Alex Tuch extended the Golden Knight lead to 3-0 with a backhand goal. Anaheim forward Isac Lundestrom answered right back with a quick goal, to cut into the Vegas lead. Nic Roy notched his first goal of the season with a deep wrist shot that pushed the score to a three-goal game late into the second period. The Ducks made a third-period push with three straight goals to even the game at 4-4. Late in the third Zach Whitecloud drove hard to the net for a rebound game-winning goal that solidified a 5-4 Golden Knights victory.

TURNING POINT
The game started off strong for the Golden Knights, but the momentum turned in the third period as Anaheim scored three straight goals, but Zach Whitecloud's late-game heroics would be enough for Vegas to hold off Anaheim.
TOP PERFORMERS
Chandler Stephenson: Stephenson scored the opening goal of the game and collected an assist on the game winning goal.
Zach Whitecloud: Whitecloud was responsible for the game-winning goal late in the third period.
Cody Glass: Glass notched two assists for his first multi-point game of the season.
STAT OF THE KNIGHT
With the win, the Golden Knights are 4-0-0 when debuting a new jersey. The team won its first game in its road uniforms and home uniforms in 2017 before claiming victory in gold and red kits in 2021.
BECAUSE VEGAS WON...
All VGK fans can pick up a free Jumbo Jack from any Jack in the Box in Las Vegas with the purchase of a large drink.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Golden Knights will finish their two-game set at home against the Anaheim Ducks. Vegas and Anaheim square off Thursday at 7 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena on FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340, Deportes Vegas 1460 and AT&T SportsNet.