Golden Knights report: New arrival lands in Las Vegas

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Golden Knights astatine Red Wings

At a glance

Red Wings triumph 5-2

RJ’s 3 stars

■ 3. Knights halfway Nicolas Roy — He had a extremity and an assistance to proceed his blistery streak since moving up successful the lineup betwixt near helping Jonathan Marchessault and close helping Reilly Smith. Roy has 5 points the past 3 games.

■ 2. Red Wings near helping Lucas Raymond — The rookie got Detroit’s archetypal extremity successful the archetypal play connected the powerfulness play. The 19-year-old has six goals successful his archetypal 13 games.

■ 1. Red Wings halfway Pius Suter — He finished with a extremity and superior assist. The changeable helium scored connected was impressive, arsenic helium got the puck to the apical of the nett from the mediate of the near faceoff circle.

Key play

Detroit close helping Robby Fabbri’s first-period power-play goal.

The Knights looked crisp to commencement Sunday’s crippled and rapidly jumped retired to a 1-0 lead. Then an Alex Pietrangelo punishment and Raymond’s extremity tied things up.

The Red Wings were backmost connected the powerfulness play successful 23 seconds erstwhile near helping William Carrier was called for holding. Suter acceptable up Fabbri connected the close circle, and helium bushed goaltender Laurent Brossoit to marque it 2-1.

The Knights ne'er led again contempt their coagulated start. They went from starring to trailing successful 1:56.

Key stat

Two — The fig of power-play goals the Knights allowed, some coming successful the archetypal period.

It’s the 2nd clip this play they’ve fixed up that galore successful a azygous game. Their top-ranked punishment termination gave up 2 lone doubly each of past season. It’s the archetypal clip since March 12 against St. Louis the Knights person fixed up 2 power-play goals successful the aforesaid period.

Knights quotable

“Just an OK roadworthy trip. When you spell .500 connected a roadworthy travel it’s conscionable OK. It could person been a large roadworthy travel if we won tonight. But we’ll conscionable bring it backmost home, get the vigor from our assemblage and beryllium acceptable for them.” — near helping Jonathan Marchessault

Eichel arrives

New Knights halfway Jack Eichel arrived successful Las Vegas connected Sunday and was welcomed by the Golden Knight, mascot Chance, drummers, dancers and showgirls. He besides appeared successful the archetypal intermission of the AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain broadcast.

Did we bash it again?

Yes, we DID bash it again 😆

Welcome home, @jackeichel 🤩#VegasBorn pic.twitter.com/EQxhPt7pGr

— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) November 7, 2021

Eichel was acquired on with a conditional draught prime Thursday from the Buffalo Sabres for close helping Alex Tuch, imaginable Peyton Krebs and 2 conditional picks. He volition acquisition cervix country Friday successful Denver and is not expected to play for 3 to 5 months afterwards.

“Very lukewarm welcome,” Eichel said. “I’m ace excited to beryllium here.”

Knights’ adjacent 10

Vs. Seattle, 7 p.m. Tuesday

Vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m. Thursday

Vs. Vancouver, 7 p.m. Saturday

Vs. Carolina, 7 p.m. Nov. 16

Vs. Detroit, 7 p.m. Nov. 18