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04/07 23:58 CDT Smith's goal midway through the 3rd period helps the Golden
Knights beat the Canucks 2-1
Smith's goal midway through the 3rd period helps the Golden Knights beat the
Canucks 2-1
VANCOVUER, British Columbia (AP) --- Cole Smith's goal midway through the third
period proved to be the winner as the Vegas Golden Knights held on to beat the
Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Max Sasson opened the scoring for the Canucks (22-47-8) with a wrist shot over
the glove of Golden Knights goalie Carter Hart at the 12:50 mark of the second
period. It was his 13th goal of the season.
Brayden McNabb replied for Vegas (36-26-16) less than three minutes later,
sending a shot through traffic to tie the score at 1. Smith scored the go-ahead
goal 12:13 into the third.
Vancouver had a prime chance to force extra time when Vegas defenseman Rasmus
Andersson was called for interference with less than two minutes left. The
Canucks pulled goalie Nikita Tolopilo in favor of an extra attacker, but failed
to score.
Hart stopped 10 of the 11 shots he faced for the Golden Knights. Tolopilo made
26 saves for the Canucks.
Vegas extended its winning streak to four games under new head coach John
Tortorella, who took over behind the bench March 31.
The Golden Knights swept the three-game season series between the teams after
winning 5-2 on Feb. 4 and 4-2 on March 30 in Vegas.
Up next
Golden Knights: Visit Seattle on Thursday.
Canucks: Start a three-game road trip at Los Angeles on Thursday.
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