Big VGK Crowd Copes With Interstate Closure, Packs Arena On Strip With 18,355: Carolina 3 Vegas 1
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Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell
Just the facts: Carolina Hurricanes 3 Vegas Golden Knights 1
Golden Knights goal scorers and game scoring: Jonathan Marchessault scored his 28th goal from in close midway through period one; It was VGK 1 Carolina after one period; early in the second period, Andrei Svechnikov scored on a gorgeous backhander that beat Adin Hill top shelf; early in third period, Seth Jarvis scored a short-handed goal to give Carolina a 2-1 lead; then Stefan Noesen scores to give Carolina a 3-1 lead. Final: Carolina 3 Vegas 1
Storyline: Fans coped the best they could to arrive at T-Mobile Arena given the I-15 closure for the Tropicana Avenue road project. VGK give up short-handed goal in third period as Carolina takes lead, which was the turning point of the game.
Attendance: 18,355
Next VGK games: Road game vs San Jose Sharks Monday at 1PM; home game vs Nashville Predators Tuesday at 7PM
VGK record: 31-17-6 for 68 points, 12 points behind first place Vancouver
VGK coach’s observation: Turning point was giving up short-handed goal early in third period. Second straight game where Vegas entered third period tied, and ended up losing the game (lost to Minnesota Monday).
