Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights
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Connelly's SO goal lifts Golden Knights past Maple Leafs 4-3 after rallying from a 3-goal deficit
The rookie beat Sergei Bobrovsky with a backhand-forehand move before Vegas goalie Adin Hill denied Toronto's John Tavares as Vegas rallied for its third consecutive victory.
Braeden Bowman also scored for Vegas in the shootout. Kirill Marchenko was Toronto’s only successful shooter as Hill recovered from the early barrage and kept the Maple Leafs scoreless through the second, third, and overtime periods.
Mark Stone, Brett Howden and Jack Eichel — on a penalty shot — scored for Vegas. Hill made 21 saves and stopped four of Toronto’s five shootout attempts.
Jack Roslovic, Easton Cowan and Nick Paul gave Toronto a 3-0 lead in the first period. Bobrovsky made 40 saves.
Roslovic opened the scoring 34 seconds into his 600th career game, slipping the puck between Hill’s pads and the post from the goal line for his 300th career point.
Cowan scored on a breakaway at 3:20, and Paul made it 3-0 at 8:37.
Stone started the comeback with a slap shot at 17:36 of the first period. Eichel assisted, extending his assist and point streaks to five games.
Howden tapped in Mitch Marner’s pass at 1:12 of the second before Eichel tied it on a penalty shot at 3:58.
Eichel has three goals and 12 points through five games.
Vegas outshot Toronto 43-24 but went 0 for 4 on the power play, its first game without a power-play goal this season.
Golden Knights: Host Los Angeles on Saturday.
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Regular Season SeriesVGK leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 0:34 | Jack Roslovic Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Auston Matthews (4), Kirill Marchenko (3) |
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Goal | 1st Period 3:20 | Easton Cowan Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Chris Tanev (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 8:37 | Nick Paul Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Darren Raddysh (2), Gavin McKenna (2) |
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Goal | 1st Period 17:36 | Mark Stone Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (9), Ivan Barbashev (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:12 | Brett Howden Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Mitch Marner (2), William Karlsson (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:58 | Jack Eichel Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Braeden Bowman Goal Wrist Shot |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Kirill Marchenko Goal Wrist Shot |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Trevor Connelly Goal Backhand |
Statistics
 TOR |
 VGK |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blocked Shots | 15 |
| 13 | Hits | 27 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 24 | Shots | 43 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 37 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
| 59.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 40.3 |
| 19 | Giveaways | 17 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 1 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 2 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Parker Wotherspoon, D | Out | Oct 12 |
| Lukas Cormier, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| John Tavares, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 17 |
| Dakota Joshua, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 17 |
| Miles Wood, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
| Chris Tanev, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
| Max Domi, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
Game Information
T-Mobile Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 15,977 | Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 15,977 | Capacity:
