Vegas Golden Knights at Calgary Flames
· National Hockey League
Jack Eichel scores twice and leads the Golden Knights to a 4-2 win over the Flames
Kaedan Korczak also scored for the Golden Knights, and Tomas Hertl added an empty-net goal with seven seconds left.
Vegas starting goalie Adin Hill stopped eight of 10 shots in the first period, but did not return for the second period because of a lower-body injury. Akira Schmid stopped the 19 shots he faced in relief.
Eichel has four goals and five assists, and Mark Stone has six assists in four games for Vegas.
Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman scored for the Flames. Dustin Wolf made 26 saves in the loss.
Eichel scored his second goal of the game at 6:38 of the third period, driving past Flames defenseman Daniil Miromanov and shoveling the puck past Wolf.
Korczak pulled Vegas even at 4:11 of third with a shot that beat Wolf on the stick side.
Eichel cut a two-goal deficit to one midway through the second period when he poked his own rebound past Wolf.
Coleman made it 2-0 for the Flames at 12:10 of the opening period and beat Hill on the glove side.
Backlund and Flames defenseman Mackenzie Weegar combined on a give-and-go on the first goal of the game at 7:32. Weegar faked a shot and dished to Backlund, who snapped a sharp-angled shot past Hill.
The Flames have been outscored 9-2 in third periods to start this season.
Flames: At the Utah Mammoth on Wednesday.
Regular Season SeriesVGK leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 7:32 | Mikael Backlund Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: MacKenzie Weegar (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 12:10 | Blake Coleman Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:00 | Jack Eichel Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Mark Stone (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:11 | Kaedan Korczak Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (2), Mitchell Marner (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:38 | Jack Eichel Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (2), Jeremy Lauzon (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:53 | Tomas Hertl Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitchell Marner (4), William Karlsson (1) |
Statistics
 VGK |
 CGY |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 18 |
| 26 | Hits | 23 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 30 | Shots | 29 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 37 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
| 56.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 43.1 |
| 13 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Calgary Flames Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Pospisil, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 20 |
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 |
Game Information
Scotiabank Saddledome
Location: Calgary, AB
Attendance: 16,553 | Capacity:
Location: Calgary, AB
Attendance: 16,553 | Capacity:
