Los Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights
· National Hockey League
Kings top Golden Knights 6-5 in shootout, spoiling Dorofeyev's hat trick and Marner's debut
After squandering a pair of two-goal leads in the second period, and falling behind by two goals in the third, the Kings bounced back from Tuesday’s season-opening loss to Colorado.
Moore and Brandt Clarke scored late in the third to tie the game and force overtime after Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev scored to give Vegas a 5-3 lead.
Andrei Kuzmenko, Quinton Byfield and Joel Armia also scored in regulation, while Anton Forsberg stopped 30 shots for the Kings.
Dorofeyev notched the third hat trick of his career for Vegas and Adin Hill, who hasn’t beaten the Kings as a member of the Knights, made 21 saves.
The Kings didn’t show any signs of fatigue playing a back-to-back, as they opened a 2-0 lead in the first period with goals from Kuzmenko and Byfield.
Dorofeyev cut the lead in half just 2:10 into the second period when he fired a wrist shot past Forsberg and off the post. Armia put the Kings back in front by two goals later in the second when his blast from the right circle got past Hill's far side.
Dorofeyev scored all of his goals in the second period.
Eichel, who signed an eight-year $108 million extension earlier in the day, finished with one goal and three assists. Mark Stone and Marner each had two assists.
No team has more wins against the Golden Knights than the Kings’ with 19.
Golden Knights: At the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.
Regular Season SeriesLA leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 4:41 | Andrei Kuzmenko Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (2), Kevin Fiala (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 11:57 | Quinton Byfield Goal (1) Backhand, assists: none |
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:10 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:41 | Jeff Malott Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Joel Armia (1), Alex Turcotte (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:32 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Mark Stone (1), Jack Eichel (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:14 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Mark Stone (2), Jack Eichel (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:06 | Jack Eichel Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Mitchell Marner (1), Ivan Barbashev (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:43 | Ivan Barbashev Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (3), Mitchell Marner (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 11:39 | Trevor Moore Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (1), Drew Doughty (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 14:00 | Brandt Clarke Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinton Byfield (1), Andrei Kuzmenko (1) |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Adrian Kempe Goal Snap Shot |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Trevor Moore Goal Snap Shot |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal Backhand |
Statistics
 LA |
 VGK |
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|---|---|---|
| 18 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 37 | Hits | 36 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 8 |
| 26 | Shots | 35 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 6 |
| 100.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 1 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 22 | Faceoffs Won | 36 |
| 37.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 62.1 |
| 21 | Giveaways | 17 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 13 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Hanifin, D | Day-To-Day | Oct 21 |
| Brett Howden, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 21 |
| Adin Hill, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 20 |
| Mark Stone, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 20 |
Los Angeles Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Anze Kopitar, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 21 |
| Kyle Burroughs, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 16 |
Game Information
T-Mobile Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 18,393 | Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 18,393 | Capacity:
