The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena, breaking a 1-1 tie with three third-period goals. Goaltender Adin Hill stopped 25 of 26 shots to push Vegas to 9-4-1.
Ottawa tied the game 34 seconds into the third on a Shane Pinto snap shot, but the Golden Knights answered quickly. Raphael Lavoie scored at 8:01, William Karlsson added a power-play goal at 18:00 and Jack Eichel closed it out with 7 seconds left. Ottawa falls to 8-5-0 with the loss.
Key Moments: How Vegas Pulled Away
Vegas opened the scoring late in the second period when Braeden Bowman buried a wrist shot with 11 seconds left, assisted by Ivan Barbashev and Shea Theodore. That lead held for less than a minute of game time once the third period began, as Pinto beat Hill to tie it 1-1 just 34 seconds in, assisted by Drake Batherson.
The Golden Knights then took control. Lavoie restored the lead at 8:01 with a wrist shot set up by Nic Dowd and Ville Heinola. Karlsson made it 3-1 at 18:00 on the power play, assisted by Trevor Connelly and Mitch Marner, who notched his 11th assist of the season. Eichel added a goal with 7 seconds remaining, assisted by Mark Stone, to make it 4-1.
Top Performers
Karlsson finished with a goal to lead Vegas in points on the night, while Stone picked up an assist. Eichel logged a goal and an assist in 21:16 of ice time and won 5 of 12 faceoffs. Hill turned in a .962 save percentage, stopping 25 of 26 shots over 60 minutes to earn the win.
For Ottawa, Pinto’s goal and Batherson’s assist led the way. Jonas Johansson stopped 25 of 27 shots in net, finishing with a .926 save percentage in the loss. Jake Sanderson led all Senators skaters with 26:38 of ice time.
What It Means
The win keeps Vegas atop the Pacific Division with 19 points, one ahead of the Edmonton Oilers. Ottawa remains third in the Atlantic Division at 16 points despite the setback, still within two points of first-place Boston. Vegas also took the season series opener against Ottawa, leading 1-0.
Special teams played a role in the final margin. Vegas converted 1 of 2 power-play chances for a 50% rate, while Ottawa went 1-for-3. The Golden Knights blocked 24 shots to Ottawa’s 6.
What’s Next
Ottawa will look to bounce back, while Vegas aims to build on its Pacific Division lead.
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