Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks
· National Hockey League
Golden Knights overcome Donato's hat trick to beat Blackhawks 5-3 for 5th straight win
Victor Olofsson scored twice for the Golden Knights, who overcame the first career hat trick by Chicago's Ryan Donato.
Mark Stone had a goal and an assist, Brett Howden scored an empty-netter and William Karlsson added three assists for Vegas. Adin Hill made 18 saves.
Ilya Mikheyev had two assists and Spencer Knight stopped 17 shots for Chicago, which has lost nine of 10 (1-8-1) and is in last place in the Central Division.
Dorofeyev ripped in his 31st goal on a one-timer from the right circle. The Golden Knights' league-leading power play cashed in on its second chance of the night after Teuvo Teravainen was sent off for hooking.
Donato now has 28 goals to lead Chicago. He has never had more than 16 goals in seven previous NHL seasons.
Donato popped in a rebound to cap a breakaway with 3:45 left in the first period. Stone and Olofsson scored 53 seconds apart in the second to put Vegas ahead 2-1.
Donato tied 2-all with 3:46 left in the second period and completed his hat trick 15 seconds later.
Olofsson clanked in a rising shot off the crossbar 2:06 into the third to tie it at 3.
Blackhawks: Came out with energy, but missed on several prime chances.
VGK wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 16:15 | Ryan Donato Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Ethan Del Mastro (3), Ilya Mikheyev (13) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:41 | Mark Stone Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (26), Jack Eichel (65) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:34 | Victor Olofsson Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: William Karlsson (15), Keegan Kolesar (15) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:14 | Ryan Donato Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: Joseph Veleno (7), Wyatt Kaiser (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:29 | Ryan Donato Goal (28) Slap Shot, assists: Ilya Mikheyev (14), Connor Bedard (37) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 2:06 | Victor Olofsson Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Reilly Smith (23), William Karlsson (16) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:49 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (31) Slap Shot, assists: Noah Hanifin (29), William Karlsson (17) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:16 | Brett Howden Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (46) |
Statistics
 VGK |
 CHI |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 18 | Hits | 19 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 22 | Shots | 21 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
| 50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
| 48.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 51.9 |
| 20 | Giveaways | 14 |
| 1 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 2 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Chicago Blackhawks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Colton Dach, C | Day-To-Day | Apr 3 |
| Alec Martinez, D | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
| Jason Dickinson, C | Out | Mar 25 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ilya Samsonov, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
