By Steven Luker
Golden Knights 4 – Predators 1
Mark Stone late goal get Vegas to start off good
The Golden Knights got on the board really late to start the period. The goal was at the 15 minutes and 25 seconds mark and was scored by Mark Stone who recorded his 13th goal of the season and grabbing the assist on this goal by Stone was Pavel Dorofeyev who recorded his sixth assist of the season. Also grabbing the assist was Nicolas Hague who recorded his seventh assist of the season. This goal was one of three goals for Mark Stone in the game.
Mark Stone Hat trick happens
Mark Stone scored two goals in the period, one early in the period then late in the period. The first goal was at the one minute mark and eleven second mark and this was Mark Stone second goal in the game. Stone’s second goal was assisted by Chandler Stephenson who recorded his 14th assist of the season. Also grabbing an assist was Pavel Dorofeyev his seventh assist of the season, his second of the game.
The Predators finally got on the board and had only a late goal for them. The goal scored by the Predators was Luke Evangelista who recorded his ninth goal of the season. Evangelista’s goal was assisted by two players; the first player is Alexandre Carrier who recorded his tenth assist of the season. The other player grabbing assist is Roman Josi who is recording his 29th assist of the season. The time of the goal was 17 minutes and 22 seconds.
Towards the end of the period the Vegas Golden Knights scored another goal but this time it was a hat trick for Mark Stone who recorded his 15th goal of the season and was assisted by Chandler Stephenson who recorded his 15th assist of the season. The time of the goal was 19 minutes and 36 seconds.
End of third period goal for Vegas
Towards the end of the game the Vegas Golden Knights scored an empty net goal to seal the deal on the Predators and it was scored by Jonathan Marchessault who recorded his 18th goal of the season. Getting the assist were two players the first one was Alex Pietrangelo who recorded his 16th assist of the season. Also getting the assist was Nicolas Roy who recorded his ninth assist of the season. The time of the goal was 19 minutes and 41 seconds.
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