After clashing for years in the Atlantic Division, new Vegas teammates Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone suddenly found themselves on the same side Tuesday night.
Worked pretty well together, too.
Pacioretty scored two goals, including the tiebreaker with 5:08 remaining, to lift the Golden Knights to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars.
With the teams tied 1-all, Pacioretty fired the puck from behind the net and it ricocheted off Dallas forward Tyler Seguin’s skate past goaltender Ben Bishop for his fourth game-winner of the season.
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“When I scored, (Stone) said, ‘I never thought I’d be cheering for one of your goals,’” said Pacioretty, who was acquired from Montreal in September.