Golden Knights open homestand with 4-1 victory over defending champion Panthers
— Adin Hill made 32 saves, Tanner Pearson had his first game-winning goal of the season and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Sunday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Florida Panthers
1
Vegas Golden Knights
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| VGK | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/30/26 | vs Winnipeg Jets | W 5-2 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | @ Winnipeg Jets | W 5-1 | NHL |
| 10/25/26 | @ Chicago Blackhawks | W 3-2 | NHL |
| 10/22/26 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | L 0-4 | NHL |
| 10/21/26 | @ Ottawa Senators | L 1-5 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Goal 19:31 1-4
Tomas Hertl Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Nicolas Roy (11), Brayden McNabb (8)
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Missed 18:37 1-3
Evan Rodrigues Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 17:10 1-3
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 16:39 1-3
Sam Reinhart Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 16:30 1-3
Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
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Penalty 16:13 1-3
Tomas Hertl Hooking against Gustav Forsling
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Missed 15:56 1-3
Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Penalty 15:26 1-3
Niko Mikkola Cross-checking against Ivan Barbashev
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Missed 14:53 1-3
Mackie Samoskevich Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 12:54 1-3
Zach Whitecloud Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 12:43 1-3
Tanner Pearson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 12:33 1-3
Nicolas Roy Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Goal 11:31 1-3
Jack Eichel Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (17), Alexander Holtz (8)
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Missed 10:39 1-2
Dmitry Kulikov Slap Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 8:04 1-2
Brayden McNabb Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 7:29 1-2
Tomas Hertl Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 5:46 1-2
Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 4:56 1-2
Nicolas Hague Slashing against Evan Rodrigues
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Missed 4:29 1-2
Alex Pietrangelo Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 3:46 1-2
Brett Howden Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
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Goal 1:56 1-2
Anton Lundell Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Eetu Luostarinen (10), Uvis Balinskis (11)
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Missed 1:43 0-2
Eetu Luostarinen Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 19:59 0-2
Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 17:47 0-2
Carter Verhaeghe Wrap-around Hit Right Post
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Missed 15:15 0-2
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 12:34 0-2
Tomas Nosek Slashing against Alexander Holtz
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Missed 11:48 0-2
Zach Whitecloud Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 10:37 0-2
Brayden McNabb Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 8:53 0-2
Zach Whitecloud Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 7:01 0-2
Aleksander Barkov Deflected Above Crossbar
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Missed 6:15 0-2
Noah Hanifin Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 5:40 0-2
Tanner Pearson Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Nicolas Roy (10), Keegan Kolesar (11)
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Missed 2:46 0-1
Sam Reinhart Snap Shot Above Crossbar
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Penalty 1:50 0-1
Nicolas Roy Holding against Anton Lundell
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Missed 1:30 0-1
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 1:03 0-1
Noah Hanifin Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 0:43 0-1
Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 0:19 0-1
Aaron Ekblad Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 11:39 0-1
Evan Rodrigues Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 11:21 0-1
Jack Eichel Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 10:31 0-1
Nicolas Roy Tip-In Above Crossbar
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Missed 9:18 0-1
Dmitry Kulikov Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 8:45 0-1
Brayden McNabb Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 7:00 0-1
Noah Hanifin Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 6:37 0-1
Brayden McNabb Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 6:33 0-1
Ivan Barbashev Deflected Wide Left
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Goal 5:26 0-1
Brayden McNabb Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Keegan Kolesar (10), Nicolas Roy (9)
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Missed 4:06 0-0
Aaron Ekblad Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 2:46 0-0
Aaron Ekblad Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 1:55 0-0
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 1:44 0-0
Uvis Balinskis Slap Shot Short
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Missed 1:17 0-0
Noah Hanifin Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 0:25 0-0
Aleksander Barkov Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 0:09 0-0
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot Wide Right
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End of Game 20:00 1-4
Game End
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Period End 20:00 1-4
End of 3rd Period
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Face Off 19:31 1-4
Tomas Nosek faceoff won against Jonas Rondbjerg
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Goal 19:31 1-4
Tomas Hertl Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Nicolas Roy (11), Brayden McNabb (8)
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Giveaway 19:23 1-3
Giveaway by Carter Verhaeghe
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Blocked 19:03 1-3
Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
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Face Off 18:45 1-3
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
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Stoppage 18:45 1-3
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 18:43 1-3
Nate Schmidt Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
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Giveaway 18:43 1-3
Giveaway by Jack Eichel
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Missed 18:37 1-3
Evan Rodrigues Tip-In Wide Left
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Face Off 18:17 1-3
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Jack Eichel
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Stoppage 18:17 1-3
Off-side
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Shot 18:00 1-3
Sam Bennett Tip-In saved by Adin Hill
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Face Off 17:52 1-3
Brett Howden faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
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Stoppage 17:52 1-3
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 17:49 1-3
Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
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Missed 17:10 1-3
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Shot 17:04 1-3
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
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Blocked 16:48 1-3
Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Brett Howden
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Face Off 16:43 1-3
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Brett Howden
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Stoppage 16:43 1-3
Puck in Netting
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Face Off 16:41 1-3
Brett Howden faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
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Stoppage 16:41 1-3
Puck in Netting
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Missed 16:39 1-3
Sam Reinhart Tip-In Wide Left
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Face Off 16:32 1-3
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Jack Eichel
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Stoppage 16:32 1-3
Puck in Crowd
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Missed 16:30 1-3
Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
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Blocked 16:23 1-3
Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Mark Stone
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Face Off 16:13 1-3
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Jack Eichel
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Stoppage 16:13 1-3
Timeout - Visitor
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Penalty 16:13 1-3
Tomas Hertl Hooking against Gustav Forsling
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Shot 16:04 1-3
Pavel Dorofeyev Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
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Missed 15:56 1-3
Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Shot 15:53 1-3
Pavel Dorofeyev Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
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Face Off 15:26 1-3
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
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Stoppage 15:26 1-3
TV Timeout
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Penalty 15:26 1-3
Niko Mikkola Cross-checking against Ivan Barbashev
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Missed 14:53 1-3
Mackie Samoskevich Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Shot 14:44 1-3
Mackie Samoskevich Tip-In saved by Adin Hill
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Team Stats
FLA
VGK
14
Blocked Shots
16
36
Hits
14
2
Takeaways
3
34
Shots
26
0
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
32
Faceoffs Won
35
47.8
Faceoff Win Percent
52.2
15
Giveaways
15
2
Total Penalties
3
4
Penalty Minutes
6
Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
Injuries
Vegas Golden Knights
- Parker Wotherspoon Injured Reserve
Florida Panthers
- Brad Marchand Injured Reserve
- Aleksander Barkov Injured Reserve
- Jonah Gadjovich Injured Reserve
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