Ilya Samsonov made 22 saves in his first start for the Vegas Golden Knights, helping them to a 3-1 victory against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night.
Brett Howden, Tomas Hertl and Pavel Dorofeyev scored and Keegan Kolesar had two assists for the Golden Knights, who won three straight to start the season for the third year in a row.
Troy Terry scored for the Ducks, who won their season opener 2-0 over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night.
Anaheim goaltender James Reimer also made his team debut after being fired by the Buffalo Sabers on Monday and made 29 saves.
Hertl gave Vegas a 2-1 lead on a power play goal at 5:18 of the third period.
Ducks center Isac Lundestrom broke his stick in the face to start the power play in the Vegas zone and that prevented Anaheim from clearing the puck before Mark Stone fed Hertl on a rebound.
Vegas extended its lead to 3-1 at 14:09 of the third period when Kolesar stole from rookie defenseman Tristan Luneau in the Anaheim zone and deflected a wrist shot past Dorofeyev from the right circle.
The Golden Knights took a 1-0 lead at 6:17 of the first period.
Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler briefly had a hand behind the Anaheim net, but Kolesar blocked his backhand pass up the ice and fed Alex Pietrangelo in the slot. His shot was saved, but the puck fell into the crease and Howden was there to sweep the net before Reimer could react.
The Ducks tied the game at 1-1 at 11:49 of the first.
Ivan Barbashev had the puck on the left and tried to feed Shea Theodore as he crossed the blue line, but was caught by Terry on a breakaway. Terry waited until he reached the inner edge of the right circle before hitting Samsonov on his short side.
–Field Level Media
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