Vegas Golden Knights at Seattle Kraken
· National Hockey League
Golden Knights beat Kraken 6-2 behind 2 goals each from Olofsson and Hertl
Mark Stone had a goal and an assist to become the third Vegas player to reach 400 points with the team. Jack Eichel scored a goal and had three assists for the Knights, who were up 5-0 after two periods. Hertl had two assists.
Shane Wright and Jared McCann scored third-period goals for the Kraken. Kaapo Kakko assisted on both goals.
Olofsson ripped a shot from just inside the blue line on the right wing side to open the scoring with 6:58 left in the first period. He made it 4-0 with 6:53 remaining in the second.
Hertl scored a power-play goal with 4:02 left in the first period to make it 2-0, with Stone getting the primary assist.
With Vegas short-handed early in the second period, Seattle’s Brandon Montour broke his stick on a hard shot from the blue line. Eichel picked up the loose puck, crossing it to Stone coming down the left side. Stone drilled it into the back right corner past Kraken goalie Joey Daccord at 1:43.
Stone joined Jonathan Marchessault (417, now with Nashville) and current teammate William Karlsson (403) with 400 points for Vegas.
Carter Hart made 25 saves for the Golden Knights.
Daccord had 16 saves in two periods for Seattle, then was replaced by Philipp Grubauer at the start of the third. Grubauer made six saves.
The third period got chippy. Seattle’s Ben Meyers drove Olofsson hard into the boards and was given a five-minute major and game misconduct. Montour and Stone got into a fight, with Montour also being given a misconduct. The Kraken’s Ryan Winterton and Vegas’ Marc Gatcomb dropped the gloves with 4:57 left.
Las Vegas returns home to face Toronto on Thursday.
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Regular Season SeriesVGK leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 13:02 | Victor Olofsson Goal (3) Deflected, assists: Rasmus Andersson (1), Tomas Hertl (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 15:58 | Tomas Hertl Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (2), Jack Eichel (6) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:43 | Mark Stone Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (7) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:07 | Victor Olofsson Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (2), Trevor Connelly (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:29 | Jack Eichel Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:52 | Shane Wright Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Kaapo Kakko (2), Cale Fleury (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 9:43 | Tomas Hertl Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (3), Jack Eichel (8) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:00 | Jared McCann Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Eberle (2), Kaapo Kakko (3) |
Statistics
 VGK |
 SEA |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 16 | Hits | 17 |
| 2 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 28 | Shots | 27 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 5 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
| 40.0 | Power Play Percentage | 20.0 |
| 1 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 32 | Faceoffs Won | 34 |
| 48.5 | Faceoff Win Percent | 51.5 |
| 22 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 8 | Total Penalties | 9 |
| 22 | Penalty Minutes | 43 |
Seattle Kraken Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Montour, D | Out | Oct 17 |
| Jacob Melanson, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 10 |
| Ryan Lindgren, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 8 |
| Jake O'Brien, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Parker Wotherspoon, D | Out | Oct 12 |
| Lukas Cormier, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
Game Information
Climate Pledge Arena
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 17,151 | Capacity:
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 17,151 | Capacity:
