In Las Vegas, the Golden Knights and Ottawa Senators were tied, 2-2, coming out of the opening stanza.
In the middle frame, Vegas posted up three goals to put distance between them and the Sens and took a 6-2 lad into the third period.
Adin Hill returned to the Vegas crease after missing seven games with an injury. He got the start on Sunday night, made two saves and left the ice with an apparent injury.
“Really just disappointed for [Adin]. I mean, he worked really hard, and he’s always worked hard to get back,” Vegas’ Mark Stone said. “But I’m sure he’ll be OK. He’ll get right back to work tomorrow to try and get back in the lineup. Definitely not worried about him. ‘LT’ came in and played really well for us and got us the win.”
Logan Thompson made 20 saves in a 6-3 win for Vegas.
Vegas improved to 21-6-5.
Jack Eichel scored the game’s first goal, at 1:37 of the first period to give the Knights a 1-0 lead, and extend his point streak to 10 games.
“He’s got good energy. His legs are there. He’s probably played a couple more minutes than ideally, but when he has legs like that and they’re going, let’s get him out there,” Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. “Jack’s certainly been on right now and feeling good about his game. (He’s) healthy. Can’t say enough about him.”
The Senators replied with a marker from Josh Norris, off the power play, at 6:25.
Ottawa scored again, this time on a power play strike by Ridly Greig midway through the opening stanza for a 2-1 lead to the Sens.
Jonathan Marchessault responded for Vegas with a goal at 13:32 send the game to the middle frame, tied 2-2.
In the third, Vegas scored three unanswered goals to wrest control of the game from Ottawa.
Vegas’ Nicolas Roy got the Golden Knights’ rally started midway through the second period off a power play strike, to give them a 3-2 lead.
Chandler Stephenson hit for a shorthanded goal at at 11:31 for a 4-2 lead.
“We’ve really been good this year (on special teams). It’s helped us win games, create momentum, kind of all the above, so it’s something that we’re confident in right now,” Stephenson said. “I think it was just a waiting game to get our calls, I guess, to kind of even it up that way.”
Ivan Barbashev capped the outburst with 12 seconds left in the second for a 5-2 advantage headed to the third.
The Senators dropped to 11-15-0.
“It’s mental toughness. It’s staying in the moment. It’s taking care of the puck. It’s wanting to win the game 2-1. If you have that mentality, you have a chance every night,” Senators coach D.J. Smith said. “Power play gets us two goals and then we turn around and get toasted on our penalty kill. So right now, we’re making a lot of mistakes. But it’s mental. It’s not a lack of guys caring or lack of effort. It’s the mental side of it.”
In the third, Vegas played keep away with the Senators, trading goals for the 6-3 final count.
William Karlsson pushed the Vegas lead to 6-2 at 5:43 with a power play marker.
Ottawa’s Brady Tkachuk added a so what goal at 18:39 for the final score.
“Everybody wants to win so badly, and of course, it’s not as easy to do in this league,” Tkachuk said. “We’re seeing that right now that it’s hard to win. We have to find a way to just give our absolute best on Tuesday (at the Arizona Coyotes).”
Joonas Korpisalo made 25 saves in the loss.
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