Vegas Golden Knights at St. Louis Blues
· National Hockey League
Schenn scores game-winning goal as Blues beat Golden Knights 4-3
Oskar Sundquist, Justin Faulk and Alexey Toropchenko also scored for the Blues. Joe Hofer recorded 22 saves.
Pavel Dorofeyev, Mark Stone and Keegan Kolesar scored for the Golden Knights, who are 1-5-2 in their last eight games. Vegas has allowed four or more goals in five of those games.
Carter Hart saved 15 shots for Vegas.
Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb sat out with an upper-body injury sustained Wednesday against Nashville, snapping his 298 consecutive games played. It was the 10th-longest active streak.
St. Louis scored two goals in 58 seconds of the second period for a 3-1 lead. Faulk scored on a wrist shot from the right circle goal at 5:39 and Sundqvist on a snap shot at 6:37.
Vegas cut it to 3-2 on a goal by Stone and tied it at 3 on Dorofeyev’s goal at 8:29 of the third period.
Each team scored a goal in the first period. Vegas went up 1-0 at 10:12 on a goal by Kolesar, his first goal this season.
St. Louis tied it just 27 seconds later when Toropchenko scored on a rebound of his shot.
The Blues were awarded a penalty shot at 3:44 when Noah Hanifin slashed Jordan Kyrou on a breakaway. Kyrou skated into the slot but was thwarted by Hart’s glove save.
Jack Eichel, who had been out with a lower body injury, returned to play for Vegas after missing seven consecutive games He is two assists away from 400 in his career.
Blues: Host Montreal on Saturday afternoon.
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Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 10:12 | Keegan Kolesar Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Colton Sissons (3), Kaedan Korczak (7) |
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Goal | 1st Period 10:39 | Alexey Toropchenko Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Mathieu Joseph (7), Oskar Sundqvist (10) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:39 | Justin Faulk Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (15), Tyler Tucker (6) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:37 | Oskar Sundqvist Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Alexey Toropchenko (2), Mathieu Joseph (8) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:10 | Mark Stone Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Brett Howden (5) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:21 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Braeden Bowman (9) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:27 | Brayden Schenn Goal (9) Deflected, assists: Jimmy Snuggerud (7), Pavel Buchnevich (16) |
Statistics
 VGK |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 21 | Hits | 19 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 25 | Shots | 19 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 22 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
| 43.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 56.9 |
| 16 | Giveaways | 18 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
St. Louis Blues Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Oskar Sundqvist, C | Out | Jan 18 |
| Robert Thomas, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 15 |
| Mathieu Joseph, RW | Injured Reserve | Jan 13 |
| Pius Suter, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 6 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Andersson, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 22 |
| Brett Howden, C | Injured Reserve | Jan 20 |
| Colton Sissons, C | Out | Jan 19 |
Game Information
Enterprise Center
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:
