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National Hockey League
Vegas 5, Anaheim 4
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, March 4, 2022
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees: Kendrick Nicholson, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Caleb Apperson
Attendance: 12586

Nicolas Roy scored twice to highlight a four-goal second period for the visiting Vegas Golden Knights, who went on to score a 5-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.

It was the first two-goal game of Roy's career. Vegas' Michael Amadio had a goal and two assists for the first three-point game of his career, and Jonathan Marchessault and Ben Hutton also scored.

Laurent Brossoit made 20 saves for the Golden Knights, who won for the 20th time in 24 all-time meetings against the Ducks.

Jakob Silfverberg, Nicolas Deslauriers, Trevor Zegras and Troy Terry scored goals and Cam Fowler had two assists for Anaheim, which took its seventh loss in the past 10 games (3-6-1). John Gibson finished with 30 saves.

Anaheim jumped out to a 1-0 lead at the 4:47 mark of the first period. Silfverberg snapped an 11-game goalless drought, firing a shot from the right corner near the goal line that caromed in off Brossoit's skate.

Vegas tied it 2:13 later when Hutton banged in a wrist shot off the left post from the slot for his second goal of the season and his 100th career point.

The Golden Knights, who entered the contest having scored just 15 goals over their past eight games, exploded for four goals in the second period while building a 5-3 lead.

Marchessault started the assault 18 seconds into the period with his 23rd goal of the season to make it 2-1.

Deslauriers tied it with a one-timer off a Fowler setup at the 2:23 mark before the Golden Knights answered with three consecutive goals. The first two were by Roy, who snapped a 15-game goalless streak. Amadio made it 5-2 when he redirected a Chandler Stephenson shot into the right side of the net at 9:44.

The Ducks cut the deficit to 5-3 at the 18:38 mark on a power-play goal by Zegras. He roofed a Rickard Rakell pass from the right circle for his 15th goal of the season.

At 6:39 of the third period, Terry backhanded a shot past Brossoit's blocker for his team-best 28th goal to make it 5-4.

The Ducks pulled Gibson with 1:40 remaining but managed just a Ryan Getzlaf shot that Brossoit saved.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Vegas   Anaheim
Michael Amadio 3 Points Cam Fowler 2
Nicolas Roy 2 Goals Nicolas Deslauriers 1
Michael Amadio 2 Assists Cam Fowler 2
N/A Power Play Goals Troy Terry 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Laurent Brossoit .833 Save Percentage John Gibson .857
Laurent Brossoit 20 Saves John Gibson 30
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Vegas 35 5 0-4 2-4 8 32
Anaheim 24 4 2-4 4-4 8 34
Upcoming Games
  • Anaheim will play their next game at home against San Jose. The Ducks have a W/L % of .519 after a win and .400 after a loss.
  • Vegas will play their next game at home against Ottawa. The Golden Knights have a W/L % of .533 after a win and .577 after a loss.