Recap: The Golden Knights took on the New Jersey Devils on a back to back, and with a new player in their lineup. Vegas would be forced to stop and block a barrage of New Jersey shots in the 1st period. The Devils would take advantage of a poor line change by the Golden Knights and take the 1-0 lead.
The newest Golden Knight would get Vegas right back in the game early in the 2nd period. Chandler Stephenson scored his 4th of the season and his 1st as a Golden Knight tying the game 1-1. The Devils would regain the lead later in the period giving his team a 2-1 edge.
Jonathan Marchessault took over the game himself and scored a third period hat trick, giving his team the lead 4-3. Vegas fought off a 6-on-5 empty net situation and picked up their second win on the road trip.
Vegas’ record improves to 15-11-4 and extend their winning streak to four games. The Golden Knights will finish off their road trip on Thursday against the New York Islanders. Game time is scheduled for 4PM. (Recap by Jason)
Analysis: A far from perfect effort from Golden Knights was good enough to beat the lowly Devils. Vegas came out flat in the first period and couldn’t establish much of any offense. Defensively they hung in there despite allowing 17 shots. As the game went on they got better and better with the best performance of the season from Jonathan Marchessault. Subban played well in his fifth straight game and the new guy Chandler Stephenson was solid for his debut. (Analysis by Ken)
Upcoming stories from the Vegas Golden Knights at New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center
- VGK December dominance
Ken’s Three VGK Stars
*** Chandler Stephenson
** Alex Tuch
* Jonathan Marchessault
Wasn't easy, wasn't pretty, but it's 4 W's straight for the Golden Knights.
Toughest game of the road trip coming up Thursday. Will be very interesting to see how they play on the Island.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) December 4, 2019
Natty Hatty for Marchy!
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) December 4, 2019
Apparently standing in front of your own goal is considered causing contact. pic.twitter.com/sz9X0ixwH0
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) December 4, 2019
"Ight Imma Head Out." -Jon Merrill, probably pic.twitter.com/qGLlOYOJ5O
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vgk20
good to see 81 finally getting the scoring touch back again.
Stephenson will help this team with his speed and good defensive habits.
the d corps was guilty of some bad play in this one. 3 breakaways, including 2 in a row. not good.
the Stastny line was scoreless and minus 2, along with 3 and 88.
Tuch is really playing well now, he has regained his form after being out so long. Tuch has been dominant on this road trip.
and finally getting some wins with the backup goalie. Subban is playing with some confidence now.
Joe
https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/publish/a728df8e-1944-4053-aefe-df7eba3ad332.mp4
Standing still, huh? Stastny backed that ass up and got his arm up. He initiated the contact. It was the correct call. Deal with it. You are going to want this to go the Knights way at some point this season.
Also, Carrier got luck to only get two minutes. Don’t hit a guy in the numbers along the boards. You’d be screaming for a suspension if this was the other way.
Measuring stick game is next.
Mark
I don’t like to be critical of anybody but Gusev looked awful. He looked lost and confused. I wish him well but he would of been released if he had stuck. It’s hard to imagine how bad he looked.