National Hockey League
Vegas 4, St. Louis 3
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, October 11, 2024
Where: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Referees: Jean Hebert, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen: Jesse Marquis, Bevan Mills
Attendance: 17861

The forward line of Jack Eichel, Ivan Barbashev and Mark Stone combined for six points as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Friday in Las Vegas.

Eichel and Barbashev each had a goal and an assist and Stone had two assists for the Golden Knights, who have won their first two games of the season.

Shea Theodore also had a goal and an assist for Vegas, Nicolas Roy added a goal and Adin Hill made 19 saves.

Pavel Buchnevich had two goals and an assist for the Blues, who finished 2-1-0 on their season-opening road trip. Jordan Kyrou logged two assists and Jordan Binnington made 24 saves.

St. Louis sustained early pressure and struck first. Buchnevich took a pass from Kyrou and burst in on the left wing to convert a backhand shot for a 1-0 lead 6:47 into the game.

However, the Golden Knights got a big response from their top line. Eichel broke down the middle, took a pass from Barbashev and beat Binnington with a backhand move to tie the score just 1:15 later.

Vegas was dangerous on its first power play, but Stone and Alexander Holtz hit the post with shots as the score remained tied 1-1.

Barbashev put the Golden Knights up 2-1 with 1:47 left in the first period by driving to the net and chipping in Stone's pass from the right side of the net.

Theodore hammered a follow shot from atop the left circle past Binnington 2:55 into the second period to increase the Vegas lead to 3-1.

Buchnevich scored a power-play goal, finishing a tic-tac-toe passing play with Kyrou and Justin Faulk, to cut the Blues' deficit to 3-2 at 7:29 of the second period.

Roy's deflection of Theodore's shot from the left point increased the Vegas lead to 4-2 at 12:53 of the third period.

Thomas answered with a breakaway goal from Buchnevich's pass with 4:56 left.

The Blues pulled Binnington for the extra attacker but failed to tie the score with their final flurry.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
St. Louis   Vegas
Pavel Buchnevich 3 Points Ivan Barbashev 2
Pavel Buchnevich 2 Goals Ivan Barbashev 1
Jordan Kyrou 2 Assists Mark Stone 2
Pavel Buchnevich 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jordan Binnington .857 Save Percentage Adin Hill .864
Jordan Binnington 24 Saves Adin Hill 19
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
St. Louis 22 3 1-2 2-2 4 28
Vegas 28 4 0-2 1-2 4 25
Upcoming Games
  • Vegas will play their next game at home against Anaheim. The Golden Knights have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • St. Louis will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Blues have a W/L % of .500 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.