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Golden Knights vs. Blues
At a glance
RJ’s 3 stars
3. Blues close helping Vladimir Tarasenko — The three-time NHL All-Star’s archetypal extremity of the play was the game-winner. He was progressive each nighttime offensively and had 7 shots connected goal, 2 much than immoderate of his teammates.
2. Knights goaltender Robin Lehner — The 30-year-old propped up his squad contempt a chaotic antiaircraft show successful beforehand of him. He finished with 35 saves.
1. Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington — The 28-year-old’s rebound power appeared to beryllium disconnected early, but helium settled successful for his champion commencement of the season. He made 42 saves and was outstanding successful the 3rd period.
Martinez gets A
Defenseman Alec Martinez was the Knights’ 3rd alternate skipper with skipper Mark Stone out.
Martinez joined defence spouse Alex Pietrangelo and close helping Reilly Smith arsenic the 3 players with an “A” connected their sweaters. The 34-year-old, who won 2 Stanley Cups with the Los Angeles Kings, has received praise for his enactment since arriving via commercialized successful 2020.
Martinez led the NHL successful blocked shots past play with 168, 40 much than immoderate different player. He was tripped 7:05 into the 3rd play and didn’t return.
Familiar face
The Knights and Blues played for the ninth clip since the commencement of past season.
The Knights went 6-1-1 erstwhile they were members of the West Division past play and outscored the Blues 35-19. The Knights person played 2 teams from past season’s West and the enlargement Seattle Kraken to commencement this season.
“I conjecture you’re utilized to it,” Smith said Wednesday morning. “Sometimes astatine the commencement it’s bully to spot acquainted faces that you’ve been playing against.”
Key play
Tarasenko’s game-winning goal.
A mediocre turnover by Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo successful the neutral portion gave the Blues a 3-on-0 going the different way. They took afloat vantage with a beauteous passing play. Center Brayden Schenn dished to close helping Jordan Kyrou, who rapidly snapped the puck near crossed the violative portion to Tarasenko.
Tarasenko changeable the puck into the nett earlier Lehner could get crossed his crease for the 36th game-winning extremity of his career.
Key stat
38 — The Blues’ shots connected goal.
The Knights allowed much successful a crippled lone erstwhile past season. But it’s lone the second-most they’ve allowed this play aft giving up 47 to the Los Angeles Kings connected Oct. 14.
Knights’ adjacent 10
Vs. Oilers, 7 p.m. Friday
Vs. Islanders, 7 p.m. Sunday
At Colorado, 5 p.m. Tuesday
At Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday
Vs. Anaheim, 5 p.m. Oct. 29
At Maple Leafs, 4 p.m. Nov. 2
At Senators, 4 p.m. Nov. 4
At Montreal, 4 p.m. Nov. 6
At Detroit, 3 p.m. Nov. 7
Vs. Seattle, 7 p.m. Nov. 9
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