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Vegas Golden Knights. Power Play explodes, other takeaways

By Andrew Steele-Davis

William Karlsson #71, Jonathan Marchessault #81 and Nate Schmidt #88 of the Vegas Golden Knights. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
William Karlsson #71, Jonathan Marchessault #81 and Nate Schmidt #88 of the Vegas Golden Knights. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 13: Jonathan Marchessault #81 of the Vegas Golden Knights reacts after scoring a power-play goal in overtime to defeat the St. Louis Blues 6-5 during their game at T-Mobile Arena on February 13, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 13: Jonathan Marchessault #81 of the Vegas Golden Knights reacts after scoring a power-play goal in overtime to defeat the St. Louis Blues 6-5 during their game at T-Mobile Arena on February 13, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

1. Never Say Die

Given how inconsistent the Vegas Golden Knights have been this year, coupled with the fact that they were coming off the back of two consecutive losses, this game could have really got away from the Knights.

After all, Zach Sanford lit the lamp just 25 seconds in for the first of his four-game night, while the Blues held three separate leads during the course of the game.

It was yet another game littered with mistakes by the Golden Knights too, particularly in their own zone as Malcolm Subban was kept busy.

However, it was fortunate that the Blues were just as bad in their own zone as the Knights were, resulting in a rough night for both goalies.

And you have to give credit where credit is due because this is an elite St. Louis team, but the Golden Knights refused to die, they hung on in there and they were ultimately rewarded.

Even after Sanford had scored yet again to give the Blues a 5-4 lead, Vegas kept on battling and Alex Tuch’s clutch goal at 15:20 in the third took the game to overtime.

It also broke St. Louis spiritually and the Golden Knights went on to dominate in overtime, peppering Jordan Binnington with a flurry of shots before Jonathan Marchessault potted the game-winner.

This was a real statement win for the Vegas Golden Knights and it was the perfect start to what is an incredibly tough homestand.

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