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01/02 16:47 CST Schenn scores game-winning goal as Blues beat Golden Knights 4-3
Schenn scores game-winning goal as Blues beat Golden Knights 4-3
By WARREN MAYES
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) --- Brayden Schenn scored the game-winning goal at 18:27 of the
third period, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 victory over the Vegas
Golden Knights on Friday.
Oskar Sundquist, Justin Faulk and Alexey Toropchenko also scored for the Blues.
Joe Hofer recorded 22 saves.
Pavel Dorofeyev, Mark Stone and Keegan Kolesar scored for the Golden Knights,
who are 1-5-2 in their last eight games. Vegas has allowed four or more goals
in five of those games.
Carter Hart saved 15 shots for Vegas.
Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb sat out with an upper-body injury sustained
Wednesday against Nashville, snapping his 298 consecutive games played. It was
the 10th-longest active streak.
St. Louis scored two goals in 58 seconds of the second period for a 3-1 lead.
Faulk scored on a wrist shot from the right circle goal at 5:39 and Sundqvist
on a snap shot at 6:37.
Vegas cut it to 3-2 on a goal by Stone and tied it at 3 on Dorofeyev's goal at
8:29 of the third period.
Each team scored a goal in the first period. Vegas went up 1-0 at 10:12 on a
goal by Kolesar, his first goal this season.
St. Louis tied it just 27 seconds later when Toropchenko scored on a rebound of
his shot.
The Blues were awarded a penalty shot at 3:44 when Noah Hanifin slashed Jordan
Kyrou on a breakaway. Kyrou skated into the slot but was thwarted by Hart's
glove save.
Jack Eichel, who had been out with a lower body injury, returned to play for
Vegas after missing seven consecutive games He is two assists away from 400 in
his career.
Up next
Golden Knights: Will play Sunday night in Chicago.
Blues: Host Montreal on Saturday afternoon.
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