In Las Vegas, the Golden Knights scored twice in the last half of the third period to rally from a two-goal deficit and force extra time Monday night, before defeating the Minnesota Wild, 5-4, in the extra session.
Max Pacioretty potted his second goal of the game with two minutes gone in over time for the winner.
“Those were some old legs chasing the rookie for a while. I thought I might have puked if I had to skate up the ice again,” Pacioretty said.”Luckily, [Stone] with the strong stick was able to steal it, I saw that [Jordan Greenway] fell, and I knew [Stone] was going to feel that and that there’d be a chance for a 2-on-1 break.”
Alex Tuch got the Knights the tying goal with 42 seconds left in the third period.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves in the win.
Mark Stone assisted on all five Knights goals, all primary.
“I think all the goals, guys were getting into good spots,” Stone said. “Just waiting for them to make the plays. Those are hard plays.”
Marcus Foligno had two goals in the loss, the Wild extended their point streak but saw their six game win streak come to an end.
“I thought we played a really good game,” Minnesota coach Dean Evason said. “Obviously, there’s waves in a game and momentum shifts. We both know what’s expected from each other. It’s going to be fun going forward playing against this group.”
Nicolas Hague scored in the third period to shave the Wild advantage to one goal, at 4-3.
“Emotions were definitely running high,” Hague said. “I think that’s what’s great about our group, we’re never out of a game. I think we could feel it coming, and for us to be able to keep fighting like that and find a way to get back in that game and get the job done, that’s what we do.”
After the score was tied 2-2, Nick Bonino made it 3-2 to the Wild and Foligno added his just 19 seconds later.
“We stepped off the gas a little bit,” Foligno said. “Give credit to their top line. They did a good job of carrying the puck in and sustaining pressure.”
Cody Glass scored off the power play for Vegas for a 1-0 lead.
“Our fans are, by far, the best in pro sports,” Stone said. “This arena is the best arena in sports. They bring it no matter what. You could feel the energy skating out for warmup.”
Greenway also added a marker for the Golden Knights.
Cam Talbot made 34 saves in the loss.
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