Stone scores 19 seconds into game, Hertl scores in 4th straight, and
Vegas downs St. Louis 4-2
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[January 24, 2025]
By DAVID SOLOMON
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mark Stone scored 19 seconds into the
game and had an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights snapped a four-game
skid with a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. |
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Vegas Golden Knights' Nicolas Hague (14) and St. Louis Blues' Dylan
Holloway (81) battle for a loose puck during the second period of an NHL
hockey game Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff
Roberson) |
Victor Olofsson, Pavel Dorofeyev and Tomas
Hertl also added goals while Ilya Samsonov made 15 saves as
Vegas won for the second time in its last eight games.
Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas scored goals and Joel Hofer made
27 saves for St. Louis, which beat the Golden Knights 5-4 in a
shootout Monday night in Las Vegas.
Hertl, who scored into an empty net with 27 seconds left, has
scored in each of his last four games and has six goals and five
assists over a seven-game point streak.
Dorofeyev scored his team-leading 21st goal of the season on a
power play 6:30 into the second period to put Vegas ahead 3-1.
Kyrou scored his team-leading 21st goal of the season to put cut
St. Louis’ deficit to 2-1 just 1:28 after Olofsson scored his
11th goal of the season 8:54 into the first period.
Takeaways
Golden Knights: Played a sound defensive game after allowing at
least three goals in every game of its four-game winless streak.
Blues: Struggled to generate offense all night after falling
behind 19 seconds into the game. St. Louis was outshot 24-8 over
the first two periods.
Key Moment
Vegas took control of the game early when Cam Fowler turned the
puck over to Stone on a clearing attempt, leading to Stone’s
early goal.
Key Stat
Vegas is now 4-0-0 this season when holding an opponent to fewer
than 20 shots on goal.
Up Next
Golden Knights: At Dallas on Friday night.
Blues: Host Dallas on Saturday night.
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