Ducks fall just short against Vegas
Nicolas Roy, Tomas Hertl and Pavel Dorofeyev all scored, and the Vegas Golden Knights held on late to beat the Ducks 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Shea Theodore had two assists and Adin Hill made 22 saves for Vegas. Jack Eichel got his 20th assist of the season, second-most in the NHL.
Brock McGinn and Frank Vatrano scored for the Ducks, while Lukas Dostal made 37 saves and Brett Leason had two assists.
Vatrano’s goal with 13 seconds left in the third period brought the Ducks within one, but they couldn’t get another shot off before the final buzzer.
The Golden Knights outshot the Ducks 40-24.
Takeaways
Golden Knights: Eichel continues to rack up points. The 28-year-old center has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in his last four games and has surged up the league leaderboard. He now ranks third in the NHL with 25 points behind only Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon and Minnesota’s Kirill Kaprizov.
Ducks: Dostal has taken a step back in November after a dominant October. The 23-year-old goalie has allowed 4.71 goals per game through four November starts, all losses. He gave up 1.99 goals per game in eight October starts.
Key moment
Leason committed a high-sticking penalty with the score tied 1-1 early in the second period. Just 15 seconds into the power play, Hertl banged home a rebound to give Vegas the lead for good.
Key stat
The Ducks went 0 for 3 on the power play. They are now six for 51 (11.8%) on the season, tied for the worst power-play percentage in the NHL.
Up Next
The Golden Knights visit Utah on Friday, while the Ducks host Detroit to finish a six-game homestand.
