Overview
- Vegas pulled away with two goals 19 seconds apart early in the second period and finished with a 3-1 edge in that frame.
- Shea Theodore recorded three assists, while Ben Hutton scored for the second straight game.
- Rookie Braeden Bowman scored again, becoming the first Golden Knight with three goals in his first five NHL games.
- Akira Schmid made 25 saves for Vegas; Karel Vejmelka stopped 29 for Utah, which has dropped four straight and won twice in its last 11.
- Utah’s frustrations boiled over with scrums and penalties, and coach André Tourigny said the team got emotional and lost its structure; the clubs meet again in Utah on Monday.