Vegas Golden Knights forward Brett Howden scored the empty-net goal at 19:09 of the third period to seal the 3-1 victory against the Vancouver Canucks at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday.
Howden also assisted on William Karlsson’s game-winner earlier that period.
But Howden said the team didn’t like their start to the game, where the Canucks took an early lead. Vancouver looked to have more life early in the game, which is not surprisingly a they were playing off adrenaline on the second game of a back-to-back.
Meanwhile, the Golden Knights had three days off and looked to be finding their legs after the short break in the opening frame.