In Anaheim, the Vegas Golden Knights’ Robin Lehner made 16 saves in a 4-0 shutout of the Ducks on Friday night.
Vegas has won five straight and are within two points of the top spot in the division.
“The fact that we’re still hanging around (the West Division lead) is a testament to our resilience to stay in the fight and win the games we need to win,” Vegas head coach Peter DeBoer said.
Well, there’s that and there’s the issue of four good teams and four not so good teams in the division.
After a scoreless first period, the Golden Knights scored three in the second period.
William Karlsson opened the scoring off a rebound in the middle frame.
“Let’s just say everyone knew what they were doing,” Karlsson said of the set play to open the period.
Chandler Stephenson made it 2-0.
“To me, Vegas is the hardest-working team in our division,” Anaheim head coach Dallas Eakins said. “They are relentless on loose pucks. They’re strong on puck battles, and that’s why they’re one of the elite teams in the League. It’s something that we aspire to be down the road.”
Nicolas Roy pushed the lead to 3-0 with a goal with 22 seconds left on the clock in the middle frame.
“This was a tough game for us,” Anaheim’s Jakob Silfverberg said. “We were coming off two good games [at the San Jose Sharks] and feeling pretty good about our game, but tonight is definitely a step in the wrong direction.”
Brayden McNabb closed out the scoring at the eight minute mark of the third period.
“Sometimes the puck hits your stick more often than not,” McNabb said. “Tonight, it was finding me, and it was nice to finally get one by him.”
John Gibson‘s effort was wasted, he made 47 saves in the loss.
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