Howden’s OT goal beats Utah 4-3 and keep Golden Knights perfect at home

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LAS VEGAS (AP) Brett Howden deked Alexander Kerfoot, skated to the front of the net and scored at 2:15 of overtime to keep the Vegas Golden Knights perfect at home with a 4-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday night.

Noah Hanifin had a goal and two assists for the Golden Knights, and Howden also had an assist. Pavel Dorofeyev and William Karlsson scored the other Vegas goals, and Adin Hill made 16 saves.

Logan Cooley had a goal and an assist for Utah, which also got goals from Ian Cole and Kerfoot. Nick Bjugstad had two assists and Connor Ingram made 31 stops.

Trailing 2-0 with eight minutes to go in the second period, the Golden Knights rallied with three consecutive goals. Karlsson put them ahead by scoring on a rush at 5:37 of the third period.

Kerfoot tied it with 6:50 left, taking advantage of a puck that bounced off a Vegas player and landed in front of an open net.

The Golden Knights extended their franchise-best start at home to 8-0 while outscoring opponents 43-19.

Utah: Utah didn’t have a shot on goal until 8:08 remained in the first period when Cooley scored from the left circle. The team’s other two goals bounced off Vegas players.

Golden Knights: The Golden Knights are 0-3-1 away from Las Vegas and play nine of their next 11 games on the road.

Utah looked as if it would take a 2-1 lead into the second intermission with the clock winding down. But then Hanifin tipped in a loose puck with a second left to even the score game.

Vegas center Tomas Hertl reached 500 career points with the primary assist on Dorofeyev’s second-period goal. Hertl, acquired last season from San Jose, became the second player from the 2012 draft class to reach that mark. Filip Forsberg was the other player.

Utah is at Winnipeg on Tuesday and the Golden Knights visit Edmonton on Wednesday.

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Hockey Club

Golden Knights

SKATERSGA+/-SOG
N. Bjugstad C0211
I. Cole D1011
L. Cooley C1112
L. Crouse LW0000
D. Guenther RW0003
B. Hayton C00-12
C. Keller C0101
A. Kerfoot C1003
M. Kesselring D00-11
V. Kolyachonok D00-10
M. Lamoureux D0111
O. Maatta D0000
M. Maccelli LW00-20
J. McBain C0110
N. Schmaltz C00-12
M. Sergachev D00-20
K. Stenlund C00-10
J. Valimaki D0012
SKATERSGA+/-SOG
I. Barbashev LW00-10
P. Dorofeyev C10-13
J. Eichel C00-14
N. Hague D00-22
N. Hanifin D1236
T. Hertl C01-10
A. Holtz RW0011
B. Howden C1104
W. Karlsson C1013
K. Kolesar RW0110
B. McNabb D0002
T. Pearson LW0010
A. Pietrangelo D0020
N. Roy C0116
C. Schwindt RW0011
M. Stone RW0100
S. Theodore D0002
Z. Whitecloud D00-21
GOALIESSAGASVSV%TOI
C. Ingram354310.88662:15
GOALIESSAGASVSV%TOI
A. Hill193160.84262:15

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