The Vegas Golden Knights got back in the win column with a 3-2 win against the Ottawa Senators Thursday night at Canadian Tire Centre. After getting shut out Wednesday in Toronto, Vegas bounced back to improve to 12-6-2 on the year. Notably, the win marked the 400th win of head coach Bruce Cassidy’s career.
In addition to his 400th win, Bruce Cassidy wins his 108th with the Golden Knights. He's 10 from tying Gerard Gallant for the most in franchise history. Ilya Samsonov made 38 saves in his best performance of the season, and Vegas got goals from Jack Eichel, Brett Howden and Pavel Dorofeyev.
After yielding the first goal in five straight games, the Golden Knights opened the scoring just under seven minutes into the first period. Eichel set up Ivan Barbashev for a one-timer at the side of the net, which Senators netminder Linus Ullmark stopped. However, Barbashev collected the rebound and set up a wide-open Eichel for his sixth of the year.
things we love to see 🎰 pic.twitter.com/NiktsO66Yk Robert Hagg made his Golden Knights debut in place of the injured Alex Pietrangelo, who was a late scratch after a physically taxing game in Toronto.
Hagg made an outstanding defensive play in the first period to save a goal, getting a stick on a Josh Norris wraparound at the side of a gaping cage. Hagg finished the game with two shots and five blocks in 8:59. Overall, it was a solid start for the Golden Knights, who established a forecheck and maintained active sticks through 20 min.
