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Brett Howden’s sixth goal of the season clinched the 4-3 overtime win against Utah.

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Brett Howden’s sixth goal of the season clinched the 4-3 overtime win against Utah.

RESUME

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The first meeting of the regular season between the Vegas Golden Knights and their new rival to the north, Utah Hockey Club, raised expectations of a competitive rivalry as the Knights beat Utah 4-3 in extra time.

“I think everyone kind of realized they had been there for a while,” Brett Howden said. “Hanifin made the play for me and I just tried to put it in the net.”

Howden managed to find the back of the net early in overtime, his sixth goal of the season, despite Utah leading 2–0 early in the game.

However, Pavel Dorofeev scored his seventh goal of the season and VGK’s first of the evening, giving VGK momentum. His goal was also assisted by Tomas Hertl, who scored his 500th career point.

Noah Hanifin’s first goal of the year sent the crowd into a frenzy as he scored with one second left in the second period to tie the game 2–2. He then assisted William Karlsson’s goal early in the third frame for the first lead of the night over Utah, 3-2.

Utah fought hard to tie the game 3-3 in front of 18,216 fans, but it wasn’t enough as VGK improved to 8-0 at home, making them the only team in the NHL at this point in the season. remain undefeated on home ice.

The Knights will face the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.

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FINAL: Brett Howden’s sixth goal of the season gave VGK a 4-3 overtime win.

3rd PERIOD

  • 0:00 – Utah goes into overtime with a score of 3-3.
  • 6:50 Utah goal – Alexander Kerfoot tied the game at 3-3.
  • 15:23 VGK Goal – William Karlsson hit a backhander and Hanifin assisted to give VGK a 3-2 lead.

2ND PERIOD

  • 0:01 VGK Goal – Noah Hanifin scores his first goal of the season to tie the game 2-2 heading into the third period.
  • 8:22 VGK Goal – Pavel Dorofeev scores his 7th goal of the season, assisted by Tomas Hertl and Brett Howden, 2-1 Utah
  • 12:00 Utah goal – Cooley scores his second goal of the night, 2-0 Utah.

1ST PERIOD

  • 0:00 – Utah leads 1-0 with 3 shots on target for HC and 9 shots on target for VGK
  • 8:08 Utah goal – Logan Cooley scores, 1-0 Utah

BEFORE THE GAME

The Golden Knights will host the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday. for the first time in franchise history.

It is also the Noche de LosVGK, which offers expanded programming to represent and celebrate the team’s Hispanic and Latino fans.

Some key facts before the game:

The Golden Knights have a 7-0-0 record at T-Mobile Arena in the 2024-25 season.

Alexander Holz has a point in each of his last five games.

Where to watch

All Vegas Golden Knights games, when not nationally televised, are streamed on Vegas 34 and the KnightTime+ app.

Vegas 34 (KMCC) can be found as channel 34 on Cox Cable and DIRECTV, and as channel 34.1 for viewers with an antenna.

As for streaming services, Vegas 34 can be found on the DIRECTV streaming app or on FuboTV.

You can also consider purchasing a Tablo Total system to watch live TV and select free streaming channels.