Scrappy Golden Knights Rely On Opportunistic Goals, Thompson’s Solid Goaltending For 5-1 Win Over Rangers Thursday; Attendance Announced At 18,149

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

Just the facts: Vegas Golden Knights 5 New York Rangers 1

Golden Knights goal scorers: Jonathan Marchessault, his 19th at 11:35; Ivan Barbashev, his tenth at 14:48; both in the first period; Barbashev, second of game, 11th of season at 17:59; Keegan Kolesar, third of season at 18:24; both in second period; Brett Howden, empty-netter for his fifth.

Story line: Rangers controlled a lot of game, but Golden Knights — with all their injuries — were opportunistic with their goals and netminder Logan Thompson played with confidence to give VGK the two points.

Attendance: 18,149

Standings: Vegas improves to 26-14-5 for 57 points, seven points behind first-place Vancouver (64 points).

VGK next game: Vs Pittsburgh Saturday at 7 PM at T-Mobile Arena

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