They needed win but only kept pace, feels like mild, mild west very beatable with Vegas top team not impressive. Varlamov left late, for some odd reason he's getting 1a treatment with Sorokin. Fasching had a nice move looking like Bellows who scored with same move. Nice first for Holmstrom, Barzal was largely invisible, Lee did what he must do. ENG late for Nelson, and Parise will look better on scoresheet but not answer. Reilly Smith has been killing NY since 2016 playoffs. Too many shots against but doing this without Pelech as Salo struggles to find puck movement of last year.