There is something that happens to Vegas Golden Knights tonight. Either they are tired after playing a home game versus the Colorado Avalanche or just not prepared.
The Vegas Golden Knights had made some noise by scoring a goal in the first period by Mark Stone. Stone had two short handed goals in the game. Jack Eichel is another player that had two goals in the game tonight.
The Vegas Golden Knights are the first team this season for the NHL to get to ten wins this season.
The Vegas Golden Knights started early with a power play goal by Paul Cotter and it was scored at the time of 15:06 to make Vegas go up one to zero vs. Montreal. Vegas also had a short handed goal in the game and that was scored by Chandler Stephenson to take the lead and make the score two to one.
After the Vegas, Golden Knights lost their first game in overtime to the Chicago Blackhawks after hosting them the previous day and having a final score of four to three. The Los Angeles Kings came into this game after playing the Arizona Coyotes in Arizona with a final score five to four.
After a 2-1 record during their stay in California, the Carolina Hurricanes finished off their 6-game road trip with 2 more games out west & a game east. Unfortunately, a strong start to the road trip finished with an early-season skid.
Connor Bedard, the first-overall selection in the 2023 draft, started his NHL career on a five-game road trip with before finally getting to make his Blackhawks home debut on Saturday night against the defending Stanley Cup-champion Vegas Golden Knights.
After a successful home opener, the Carolina Hurricanes went on the road. Their first stop…California. Within a span of 4 days, they would play all 3 teams from the Golden State. They were hoping for a strong start, since this would be part of a 6-game road trip.
The Carolina Hurricanes kicked off their 2023-24 NHL season at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. There were 18,893 “Caniacs” greeting their team & hoping there would be victory at the end of Wednesday night. The visiting Ottawa Senators had other plans, specifically trying to spoil this home opener.