Vegas Golden Knights at Winnipeg Jets
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Golden Knights beat Jets 5-3 for 5th straight win to open season
The Golden Knights are the first reigning champion to open a season with five straight wins since the 1985-86 Edmonton Oilers.
“Good teams find a way to win and we found a way to win,” Eichel said. “Obviously, we’ll take the two points tonight.”
After Eichel gave Vegas a 4-3 lead, Nicolas Roy capped the scoring with an empty-netter with 1:03 remaining.
Jonathan Marchessault, Brett Howden and Alec Martinez also scored for the Golden Knights. Logan Thompson stopped 36 shots.
“We know we’re not going to play our best every night, but a ton of credit goes to our goalie,” Eichel said. “And we found a way to score some goals down the stretch.”
Alex Iafallo scored twice for Winnipeg and Cole Perfetti added a goal. Laurent Brossoit made 22 saves.
“It’s frustrating to lose, obviously,” Iafallo said. “You want to win every game but we are just going to stay positive. I feel like we are doing a lot of good things. We need to clean up some mistakes but, at the same time, we are just going to keep close moving, climbing that mountain.”
The games was a rematch of Vegas' 4-1 series victory last season in the first round of the playoffs.
UP NEXT
Golden Knights: At Chicago on Saturday night.
Jets: At Edmonton on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesVGK leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 1:30 | Alex Iafallo Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Morrissey (4), Nino Niederreiter (2) |
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Goal | 1st Period 17:42 | Jonathan Marchessault Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Chandler Stephenson (4), Shea Theodore (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 0:49 | Brett Howden Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Mark Stone (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:27 | Alec Martinez Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: William Karlsson (4), Paul Cotter (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:00 | Cole Perfetti Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Vladislav Namestnikov (2), Nikolaj Ehlers (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 11:32 | Alex Iafallo Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Mark Scheifele (2), Nikolaj Ehlers (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:24 | Jack Eichel Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (5), Shea Theodore (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:57 | Nicolas Roy Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Shea Theodore (4) |
Statistics
 VGK |
 WPG |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | Blocked Shots | 22 |
| 23 | Hits | 25 |
| 9 | Takeaways | 9 |
| 27 | Shots | 39 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 100.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 28 | Faceoffs Won | 19 |
| 59.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 40.4 |
| 12 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Winnipeg Jets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Elias Salomonsson, D | Out | Apr 30 |
| Neal Pionk, D | Out | Apr 16 |
| Vladislav Namestnikov, C | Out | Apr 16 |
| Gustav Nyquist, RW | Out | Apr 16 |
| Alex Iafallo, LW | Out | Apr 16 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Game Information
Canada Life Centre
Location: Winnipeg,
Attendance: 11,521 | Capacity:
Location: Winnipeg,
Attendance: 11,521 | Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vegas | 39 | 26 | 95 | 17 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/edm.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Edmonton | 41 | 30 | 93 | 11 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ana.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Anaheim | 43 | 33 | 92 | 6 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/la.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Los Angeles | 35 | 27 | 90 | 20 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">San Jose | 39 | 35 | 86 | 8 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sea.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Seattle | 34 | 37 | 79 | 11 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cgy.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Calgary | 34 | 39 | 77 | 9 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/van.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vancouver | 25 | 49 | 58 | 8 |
2025-26 Central Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Colorado | 55 | 16 | 121 | 11 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/dal.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Dallas | 50 | 20 | 112 | 12 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/min.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Minnesota | 46 | 24 | 104 | 12 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Utah | 43 | 33 | 92 | 6 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/stl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">St. Louis | 37 | 33 | 86 | 12 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Nashville | 38 | 34 | 86 | 10 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wpg.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Winnipeg | 35 | 35 | 82 | 12 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/chi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Chicago | 29 | 39 | 72 | 14 |