Golden Knights Defeat Ducks, 5-2, On Kids Day At Big Ice House Before 18,110 Sunday
By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com
LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell
A Kids Day crowd saw a big turnaround by the Vegas Golden Knights Sunday when the VGK handily defeated the Anaheim Ducks, 5-2, after Friday’s “No-Show” loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
It was another big crowd of 18,110 at the Big Ice House by the Strip. Kids received free VGK trading cards and were featured on dance cams throughout the 5 p.m. game at T-Mobile Arena on a school night.
VGK hard-hitting forward Ryan Reaves scored the Knights’ second goal in period one to give the Golden Knights a 2-1 lead and the Vegas club never looked back. The Knights led, 4-1, after two periods, outshooting a tired Anaheim squad, 33-11.
The Knights dominated with 48 shots on goal to 15 for Anaheim. Ducks goalie John Gibson faced the shooting gallery.
The first period’s scoring was capped by the first career goal by VGK fourth line center Nicolas Roy that gave the Knights a 3-1 lead.
Here’s Roy after the game. He’s still not sure where he plans to display that first NHL goal puck.
William Karlsson added the Knights’ fourth goal in period two.
VGK goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury had a quiet game in net. Here’s the player known as Flower after the game.
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