In Las Vegas, the Golden Knights scored a 3-1 win over the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Friday evening.
Nicolas Roy and Adam Brooks hit for first period goals for the Knights for a 2-0 lead.
Laurent Brossoit made 15 saves in the Knights win.
“I think the team’s been feeling good the last month or so,” Brossoit said. “To cap off the month and year with a performance like that, you couldn’t feel better.”
Vegas improved to 22-12-0.
“It was a big win for us, but I think our start set was the thing that set us up for the rest of the game,” Golden Knights assistant Ryan McGill said.
Ryan Getzlaf scored the lone Ducks goal with 12 seconds left on the clock, it came off the power play.
“I don’t think we played with any energy or passion to start the game,” Getzlaf said. “We came into a building that’s pretty electric and their team likes to play here. We didn’t accomplish a lot in that first period and throughout most of the game.”
The Ducks dropped to 17-10-7.
Mattias Janmark also scored for the Golden Knights, his third period goal gave Vegas a 3-0 lead.
“I think I’ve been feeling pretty good lately,” Janmark said. “Some games you get more looks when you have the jump. The way the game was going in the second period, I think all the lines had a little more space.”
John Gibson made 42 saves in the Anaheim loss.
“I talked to our guys after the game here,” Getzlaf said. “This time of year it’s tough to play. This is where you separate yourself. There’s good starts and good finishes, but if you can play the meat of the season above .500 and play hard and keep that passion going, it really rolls over the rest of the way.”
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