Vegas began their four-game road trip in Columbus looking for their first regulation win since October 27th. The Golden Knights played strong defensively in front of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury in the 1st period. Fleury stopped all nine shots by the Blue Jackets and Reilly Smith scored a late goal to give his team a 1-0 lead after the opening 20 minutes.
Columbus would tie it up 5:37 into the second period but the lead wouldn’t last long. Smith would add his second of the game on a nice shorthanded setup by William Karlsson. Fleury continued his strong play between the pipes and Vegas would again take a one goal edge leading 2-1 after two periods in the books.
Columbus came out attacking in the 3rd but Fleury and the defense would keep the Blue Jackets scoreless for the entire period. Vegas picked up two points with a final of 2-1 in Columbus.
Vegas improves their record to (9-5-2) and break their two-game skid. The team will head to Toronto for a matchup against the Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Puck drop is scheduled for 4PM PT. (Recap by Jason)
Upcoming stories from the Vegas Golden Knights at Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena
- Betting trends all pointed to a win over Columbus (possible)
Ken’s Three VGK Stars
*** Jon Merrill
** William Karlsson
* Reilly Smith
Certainly not a perfect effort, but the Golden Knights did enough to win the game and extend their point streak to 4.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) November 6, 2019
The #PowerKill is back!
Another shorty for Reilly Smith. Nick Holden with a hell of a play to get that started too.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) November 6, 2019
Golden Knights have struggled against the Blue Jackets historically, but this is a much different Columbus team.
VGK -145 favorites on the @WilliamHillUS Mobile Sports app. pic.twitter.com/S1gEvowC2v
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) November 6, 2019
darren turik
Is Tuch headed to Toronto ?