Vegas Golden Knights at Utah Mammoth
· National Hockey League
Eichel scores twice as Golden Knights beat Mammoth 4-1
Ben Hutton and Braeden Bowman each scored a goal and Shea Theodore had three assists to help the Golden Knights win for the third time in four games. Akira Schmid had 25 saves.
Nate Schmidt scored for Utah and Karel Vejmelka made 29 stops. The Mammoth dropped their fourth straight contest and have just two wins in their last 11 games.
After a scoreless first period, Vegas scored twice in 19 seconds early in the second period.
Eichel, who now has 10 goals this season, got the first at 3:09 of the second, slipping the puck behind Vejmelka’s blind side. Hutton followed 19 seconds later, snapping the puck home in traffic to put Vegas up 2-0.
Schmidt scored his first goal of the season at the 6:38 of the second to cut the deficit in half. The Golden Knights regained their two-goal lead when Eichel scored again with 3:09 left in the second, scoring on a breakaway set up by a long pass from Bowman.
Bowman tipped in the puck 45 seconds into the third to complete the scoring.
Vegas has won all seven games this season where it has led after the second period.
Mammoth: host New York Rangers on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesVGK leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:09 | Jack Eichel Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Pavel Dorofeyev (5), Shea Theodore (8) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:28 | Ben Hutton Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Reinhardt (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:38 | Nate Schmidt Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ian Cole (7), Clayton Keller (12) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:51 | Jack Eichel Goal (10) Backhand, assists: Braeden Bowman (1), Shea Theodore (9) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 0:45 | Braeden Bowman Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Jack Eichel (17), Shea Theodore (10) |
Statistics
 VGK |
 UTA |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 19 | Hits | 24 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 33 | Shots | 26 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 33 | Faceoffs Won | 26 |
| 55.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 44.1 |
| 13 | Giveaways | 11 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 7 |
| 15 | Penalty Minutes | 17 |
Utah Mammoth Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Logan Cooley, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Olli Maatta, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 27 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart, G | Day-To-Day | Dec 6 |
| Colton Sissons, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 5 |
Game Information
Delta Center
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 12,478 | Capacity:
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 12,478 | Capacity:
