The Vegas Golden Knights hope to place the ending touches on what has been a productive five-game highway journey once they face the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.
Vegas has picked up seven of a potential eight factors following a 3-2 additional time victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. It was the group’s fifth win in six video games.
The new streak has moved the Golden Knights right into a tie for first place within the Pacific Division with the Anaheim Geese at 39 factors.
“It is a good journey already (and) we have a possibility to make it a fantastic one,” Vegas captain Mark Stone mentioned. “To get 9 out of 10 factors can be a helluva journey.”
Stone, who has recorded no less than one level in all 14 video games he is performed this season (24 factors complete), scored two targets within the victory over the Flyers, together with the game-winner in additional time.
Jack Eichel stole the puck from Travis Konecny within the left nook of the Philadelphia zone after which fed Stone with a backdoor go by the best publish.
“Actually, I used to be again checking my man after which I heard the gang type of ooh and ahh,” Stone mentioned. “Wasn’t certain actually what occurred. Jack clearly compelled a turnover, had nice poise with it, type of made their guys flat-footed, and I simply got here down the intestine there and he made an unbelievable go backdoor. Nice play by the most effective participant, and that is type of what we’d like in OT.”
Eichel completed with two assists.
“It was nice to get one in additional time,” Eichel mentioned. “An enormous two factors for the group.”
Columbus brings a four-game dropping streak (0-3-1) into the competition following a 6-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators within the opener of a four-game homestand on Thursday.
The Blue Jackets have dropped into the cellar within the Metropolitan Division with the skid.
The excellent news is that regardless of the tough stretch, Columbus was simply three factors behind the Pittsburgh Penguins for the second wild-card spot at the beginning of NHL play Friday. A clogged Jap Convention has eight groups separated by simply three factors for the ultimate wild card.
Blue Jackets heart Boone Jenner had a objective and an help in his first contest again after lacking 14 video games with an upper-body harm.
Columbus fell behind 3-0 within the first quarter-hour to the Senators and trailed 4-1 on the finish of the primary interval however clawed again to inside 4-3 on a Dmitri Voronkov power-play objective halfway by the second interval. Nevertheless, Ottawa regained a two-goal lead simply earlier than the tip of the interval on Tim Stutzle’s second objective of the sport.
“I assumed that second interval we have been climbing again,” Jenner mentioned. “We had some momentum going, a few fast targets. So, it is simply that late objective. I imply, late objective within the first interval and a late objective within the second. That harm us. We weren’t in a position to come again after that.”
The loss snapped an eight-game residence level streak for the Blue Jackets (5-0-3), who talked about enjoying with extra desperation in Saturday’s recreation with Vegas.
“Now we have to win hockey video games,” mentioned defenseman Zach Werenski, who had two assists Thursday. “It is so simple as that. We’re letting it slip. We’re falling behind, and it is on us as gamers on this room to right it.”
–Area Stage Media
