Golden Knights cap busy day with victory over Senators

Goaltender Robin Lehner won for the 3rd clip successful his past 4 starts, and the Golden Knights capped disconnected a engaged time with a 5-1 triumph implicit the Senators connected Thursday astatine Canadian Tire Centre successful Ottawa, Ontario.

Hours aft acquiring all-star halfway Jack Eichel from Buffalo, the Knights scored 3 times successful the 2nd play to bounce backmost from Tuesday’s shutout astatine Toronto.

Forward Brett Howden scored for the archetypal clip with the Knights aft wingers William Carrier and Jonathan Marchessault bushed Senators goaltender Filip Gustavsson. Marchessault, who earned his 300th vocation NHL point, besides had an empty-net goal.

Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo added his archetypal of the play successful the 3rd period.

Rookie Jonas Rondbjerg assisted connected Howden’s extremity for his archetypal vocation NHL point, and starring scorer Chandler Stephenson picked up an assistance connected Carrier’s extremity for his 100th vocation NHL point.

The Knights had been outscored 12-3 successful the 2nd play anterior to Thursday. Brady Tkachuk had the Senators‘n extremity successful the 2nd period.

Lehner recorded 16 saves successful the archetypal play and dived crossed his crease to expanse the puck disconnected the extremity enactment successful the opening infinitesimal of the second. He besides made a windmill mitt prevention connected Senators guardant Tim Stutzle aboriginal successful the 3rd period.

The Knights proceed their roadworthy travel Saturday astatine Montreal with the archetypal of back-to-back games.

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