In Las Vegas Sunday, Jonathan Marchessault struck midway through extra time to give the Golden Knights a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Obviously, I was excited,” Marchessault said. “But as a group, we needed that game before going on [a two-game road trip].”
Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves in the win.
Marc-Andre Fleury picked up the OT win over Ottawa Sunday in Las Vegas – file photo by Lewis Bleiman
Alex Tuch had two goals and Ryan Reaves added a single marker in regulation for Vegas.
“[Tuch] is an important player within our team and we missed him when he was out,” Knights head coach Gerard Gallant said. “I thought tonight he really skated well. … He made an end-to-end rush that was an outstanding goal. It made everybody excited. It made our fans really excited and I know the guys on our bench were pretty happy.”
Vegas set a team record with 53 shots on goal.
“We had a ton of shots and a ton of chances early on in the game and nothing was going in,” Gallant said. “We just stuck with it, kept working hard, and I thought we played an excellent game.”
Matt Duchene, Bobby Ryan and Ryan Dzingel scored for the Senators.
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Craig Anderson made 49 saves in the loss.
“You’ve got to give them credit,” Ottawa’s Thomas Chabot said. “They played a really good game. They put a lot of pucks on net and, obviously, it’s a good thing we had [Anderson] in between the pipes. I think he did an amazing, unbelievable job.”
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