DALLAS — Vegas captain Mark Stone scored rapidly after lacking two months, Tomas Hertl had a nifty objective in his playoff debut for the Golden Knights and the reigning Stanley Cup champions opened defence of their title with a 4-3 win over the top-seeded Dallas Stars on Monday night time.
Jonathan Marchessault received his franchise-record thirty sixth postseason objective for Vegas, whereas Brayden McNabb scored on a 50-foot sniper shot from towards the boards within the second interval. Jack Eichel and Noah Hanifin, a trade-deadline acquisition like Hertl, each had two assists.
The Knights entered this postseason because the No. 8 seed and a first-round opener in Dallas, the place final 12 months they wrapped up the West ultimate with a Sport 6 victory after having gained the primary three video games. Sport 2 of this collection is Wednesday night time.
Logan Thompson received the beginning in web for Vegas, stopping 27 photographs in his postseason debut after coach Bruce Cassidy went with him over fellow 27-year-old goalie Adin Hill, who had a 1.99 goals-against-average and two shutouts towards the Stars within the West ultimate final 12 months. The 2 had break up begins down the stretch, although Hill had struggled a lot of this season with accidents and inconsistent play.
Stone missed the ultimate 26 video games of the common season after he lacerated his spleen Feb. 20, and had simply returned to full-contact apply two days earlier. However he rapidly had a playoff affect, together with his again to the web within the slot when he tipped a shot by Hanifin that received previous screened goalie Jake Oettinger throughout an influence play only one:23 into the sport.
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Vegas led 2-0 when Marchessault scored on a cross from Ivan Barashev. Marchessault and William Karlsson are the one Knights who’ve performed in all 89 playoffs video games for the franchise that has made the postseason in seven of its eight seasons.
Marchessault’s tally got here solely a couple of minute after the Stars thought that they had tied the sport on a objective by Ryan Suter, whose 1,444 regular-season video games with no Stanley Cup are essentially the most by any lively participant. However Suter’s objective was taken off the board due to an offside name towards Mason Marchment after a coach’s problem and an official replay.
The Stars received targets from captain Jamie Benn, Jason Robertson and Marchment, who scored with 8:14 left.
Benn took an extended cross from Wyatt Johnston and after charging towards the web, made a slick transfer and swiped the puck by way of Thompson’s legs to get the Stars to 2-1.
Oettinger, an All-Star this season, has allowed two targets or much less in 10 of his final 11 regular-season video games. He had 11 saves.
He gave up three targets within the first interval, together with Hertl’s three seconds after a Dallas penalty. Hertl gained the faceoff, then went to the entrance of the web and took a cross from Hanifin, swiped on the puck earlier than regathering it and knocking it into the web for a 3-1 lead.
Solely 40 seconds later, Robertson scored after rookie Logan Stankhoven received the puck away from Stone close to the blue line.
McNabb had eight of Vegas’ 19 blocked photographs.
