In Detroit, the Vegas Golden Knights handed the Red Wings their third straight loss, 4-1, on Saturday.
“This was a good, professional road game,” Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. “We managed the puck, took advantage of some opportunities, bent but didn’t break in key situations, got a timely power-play goal, had some good kills late and got some big saves.”
Adin Hill made 24 saves in the Vegas win.
“We won all three periods, which is exactly what you want,” Hill said. “That was a good 60-minute performance, and now we can get on the plane, watch it again, and see what we need to fix for Boston (on Monday).”
The Knights improved to 18-7-1.
Jack Eichel g scored in the first period, and Jonathan Marchessault (power lay) scored in the second for a 2+-0 lead to the Golden Knights.
Oskar Sundqvist was the lone striker for the Red Wings.
“If you look at this homestand, we went 2-0-1 against teams outside the playoff bubble and 0-2 against the elite teams,” Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde said. “We’ve got to find a way to flip that.”
Detroit dropped to 11-7-5.
Phil Kessel also scored for Vegas.
Eichel left the game in the third period with an apparent injury.
“He (Eichel) was obviously in some discomfort and wasn’t able to come back, but I can’t give an update now,” Cassidy said. “He’s being evaluated, but I saw him in the room, which is good. If anyone wants to play Monday in Boston, it’s Jack (a Massachusetts native and former Boston University player), so he’ll do everything he can to be out there.”
Reilly Smith added an an empty net goal with three minutes left for the 4-1 final.
Ville Husso made 21 saves in the Detroit loss.
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