Connelly's SO Goal Lifts Golden Knights Past Maple Leafs 4-3 After Rallying From a 3-Goal Deficit
Adin Hill made 21 saves as Vegas erased a 3-0 deficit and won its third straight game.
- On Thursday, the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a three-goal first-period deficit to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in a shootout at T-Mobile Arena, with rookie Trevor Connelly scoring the deciding goal.
- Jack Roslovic, Easton Cowan, and Nick Paul established a commanding 3-0 lead for Toronto early in the opening period, forcing Vegas goaltender Adin Hill to recover from a difficult start.
- Mark Stone, Brett Howden, and Jack Eichel scored for Vegas, with Eichel converting a penalty shot to tie the game while the Knights outshot Toronto 43-24 in the contest.
- With this victory, the Golden Knights secured their third consecutive win, while the Maple Leafs fell to 2-2-0-1; the game drew 15,977 spectators, the first non-sellout in franchise history.
- Saturday brings the Maple Leafs to Colorado while the Golden Knights host Los Angeles at home, continuing both teams' respective schedules following the shootout thriller.
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Connelly's shootout goal lifts Golden Knights past Maple Leafs 4-3
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Trevor Connelly scored in the fifth round of the shootout and the Vegas Golden Knights came back from a three-goal deficit for a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.
Connelly’s shootout goal lifts Golden Knights past Maple Leafs 4-3
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Trevor Connelly scored in the fifth round of the shootout and the Vegas Golden Knights came back from a three-goal deficit for a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.
LOS ANGELES. It was a shock start. On the road, too. The Toronto Maple Leafs went on a roll in Las Vegas and had a 3-0 lead after just over eight minutes against the Golden Knights. But the home team pulled together and eventually won 4-3 on penalties.
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Connelly's SO goal lifts Golden Knights past Maple Leafs 4-3 after rallying from a 3-goal deficit
Trevor Connelly scored in the fifth round of the shootout, leading the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs
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