Golden Knights Defeat Flyers In OT, 2-1, On Marchessault Goal; Attendance Announced At 17,767 Friday

 

 


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   Story by Alan Snel   Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell

Just the facts: Vegas Golden Knights 2 Philadelphia Flyers 1 in overtime

Story line: Low-energy, snooze-fest game goes to OT tied at 1-1 with VGK winger Jonathan Marchessault scoring the game-winner. Two points are two points in the standings.

Marchessault, warmups tonight

VGK goal scorers: William Carrier scored in the first period. It was his ninth of the season. Jonathan Marchessault scores the game-winner in OT with his 12th of the season.

Attendance: 17,767

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VGK coach Bruce Cassidy

Philly goal: Scott Laughton scored his 4th of the season in the second period.

VGK record: 20-8-1 for 41 points, best in the Western Conference

Next VGK game: vs Boston 5PM on Sunday at T-Mobile Arena

Take a look at the Drumbots in action during the first intermission.


 

Alan Snel

Alan Snel brings decades of sports-business reporting experience to LVSportsBiz.com. Snel covered the business side of sports for the South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel, the Tampa Tribune and Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a city hall beat reporter, Snel also covered stadium deals in Denver and Seattle. In 2000, Snel launched a sport-business website for FoxSports.com called FoxSportsBiz.com. After reporting sports-business for the RJ, Snel wrote hard-hitting stories on the Raiders stadium for the Desert Companion magazine in Las Vegas and The Nevada Independent. Snel is also one of the top bicycle advocates in the country.