Golden Knights Overcome 3-Goal Deficit to Beat Flyers in Shootout
Jack Eichel's shootout winner and Ilya Samsonov's stellar goaltending lift Vegas past Philadelphia after a dramatic comeback.
- The Vegas Golden Knights erased a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in a shootout, with Jack Eichel scoring the decisive shootout goal.
- Ilya Samsonov made 32 saves in regulation and overtime, stopping all three shootout attempts to secure the win for Vegas.
- Philadelphia's Emil Andrae scored his first NHL goal, and rookie Matvei Michkov notched his eighth goal of the season, leading all NHL rookies in goals and points.
- Morgan Frost and Sean Couturier contributed offensively for the Flyers, who have now earned points in seven of their last nine games despite inconsistent results.
- Vegas improved to 3-1-0 on their road trip, with key contributions from Ivan Barbashev, Tanner Pearson, and Pavel Dorofeyev, who scored a power-play goal late in the second period.