Vegas Golden Knights at Calgary Flames
· National Hockey League
Reilly Smith scores his 2nd goal of the game in OT to lift the Golden Knights past the Flames, 3-2
Akira Schmid made 21 saves for the victory in his first start of the season.
Pavel Dorofeyev opened the scoring for Vegas late in the first period with his team-leading 33rd of the season, and Smith made it 2-0 midway through the second.
Joel Hanley got one back for Calgary with eight seconds left in the second, and Matt Coronato tied it 43 seconds into the third.
Dustin Wolf stopped 31 shots for the Flames.
Flames: Calgary moved within four points of idle Minnesota for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The Flames have a game in hand and the teams meet at the Saddledome on Friday night.
VGK leads series 3-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 18:39 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (33) Backhand, assists: Shea Theodore (45), Brandon Saad (15) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:57 | Reilly Smith Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Shea Theodore (46), Victor Olofsson (13) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:52 | Joel Hanley Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Nazem Kadri (29), Blake Coleman (20) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 0:43 | Matt Coronato Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikael Backlund (14) |
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Goal | 4th Period 4:31 | Reilly Smith Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Shea Theodore (47), Brett Howden (15) |
Statistics
 VGK |
 CGY |
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|---|---|---|
| 21 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 14 | Hits | 38 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 34 | Shots | 23 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 35 | Faceoffs Won | 35 |
| 50.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 50.0 |
| 11 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Calgary Flames Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Connor Zary, C | Out | Apr 5 |
| Justin Kirkland, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 4 |
| Anthony Mantha, RW | Injured Reserve | Nov 11 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tomas Hertl, C | Out | Apr 6 |
| Ilya Samsonov, G | Out | Apr 6 |
Game Information
Scotiabank Saddledome
Location: Calgary, AB
Attendance: 18,104 | Capacity:
Location: Calgary, AB
Attendance: 18,104 | Capacity:
