Eichel, Barbashev help Golden Knights hold off Blues
Each has goal, assist; Buchnevich gets 3 points for St. Louis
Blues at Golden Knights | Recap
LAS VEGAS — Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev each had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights held off the St. Louis Blues for a 4-3 win at T-Mobile Arena on Friday.
Shea Theodore also had a goal and an assist, and Mark Stone had two assists for the Golden Knights (2-0-0). Adin Hill made 19 saves.
Pavel Buchnevich scored twice and had an assist for the Blues (2-1-0), who were coming off a 5-4 overtime win against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday. Jordan Binnington made 24 saves.
Buchnevich gave the Blues a 1-0 lead at 6:47 of the first period, scoring on a backhand from the bottom of the left circle on the rush.
Eichel tied it 1-1 at 8:02, scoring around an outstretched Binnington.
Barbashev put Vegas ahead 2-1 at 18:13 on a shot from the low slot.
Theodore extended it to 3-1 with a slap shot from above the left circle at 2:55 of the second period.
Buchnevich cut it to 3-2 at 7:29 with a power-play goal on a wrist shot from the right circle.
Roy pushed it to 4-2 at 12:53 of the third period, redirecting Theodore’s shot from the left point.
Robert Thomas made it 4-3 at 15:04 on the rush.