Tomas Hertl scores a decisive goal as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Tomas Hertl scored a goal in the third period, Adin Hill made 31 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Monday night.

After the Ducks tied the game on Mason McTavish’s goal early in the second period, Hertl broke the deadlock when he took a pass from Jack Eichel in front of Anaheim goaltender Lukas Dostal and maneuvered to his backhand.

Tanner Pearson scored a shorthanded goal in the first period and Keegan Kolesar scored in the third period for Vegas.

Dostal made 19 saves in relief of Ducks starter John Gibson, who stopped all 11 shots he faced before exiting in the first period when Vegas’ Tanner Laczynski accidentally poked the veteran in the eye with the blade of his stick.

Takeaways

Ducks: Brock McGinn left with a lower-body injury after driving into Hertl on the boards, leaving the Ducks to shuffle fourth-line wing Brett Leason.

Golden Knights: Coach Bruce Cassidy earned his 119th win, the most wins by a head coach in club history. The team was founded in 2016. The former Jack Adams winner is 119-59-20 in three seasons.

Key moment

With a chance to steal momentum in the second period, Anaheim’s Alex Killorn dumped the puck in. Hill went behind the net to get the puck, which caromed off one of the linesman’s skates and into the goal. Hill made an awkward dive for the save, and Anaheim’s Leo Carlsson had an open net but sent a backhand right.

Key state

After playing 65 minutes in Sunday’s 5-4 overtime win in Salt Lake City, Dostal added 39:37 in relief of Gibson, totaling 104:37 in about 24 hours.

Next

The Ducks host Philadelphia on Saturday. Vegas heads to San Jose for a Pacific Division showdown on Friday night.

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