Golden Knights 4-1 Ducks (December 4, 2024) Game Recap

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shea Theodore scored two goals Wednesday night for the Vegas Golden Knights in a 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks, who lost Trevor Zegras to a potentially serious lower-body injury.

William Karlsson and Alexander Holtz also scored and Ilya Samsonov made 19 saves for the division-leading Golden Knights, who improved to 8-1-1 against the Pacific Division with their sixth win in eight games. Vegas has beaten Anaheim in all three meetings this season.

Jackson LaCombe scored a goal and John Gibson stopped 30 shots for the last-place Ducks.

Karlsson scored his fifth goal late in the first period. He has 16 goals and 27 points in 37 games against the Ducks, who drafted the Swede and then lost him in an unfortunate trade with Columbus nearly 10 years ago.

Theodore, another Ducks draft pick sent to Vegas in a dubious expansion draft deal, scored a goal early in the second period.

LaCombe beat Samsonov with a long-range shot through traffic, scoring goals in back-to-back games for the first time.

Holtz scored his first goal since Oct. 22 early in the third period off a pass from Tanner Pearson. Theodore added an empty goal.

Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler returned after an 11-game injury absence.

Takeaways

Golden Knights: They recovered well from last weekend’s 6-0 loss to Utah.

Ducks: They can’t find momentum or consistency this season, and a long-term injury to Zegras would set them back even further.

Key moment

After sustaining a non-contact injury in the second period, Zegras desperately needed help getting off the ice. He hasn’t regained his 60-point form from two seasons ago, but remains one of the few offensive talents in Anaheim.

Key statistics

1 – The Knights’ total penalties over the last two games. Vegas made a mistake in Anaheim after going penaltyless against Edmonton on Tuesday.

Next

Vegas hosts Dallas on Friday night. Anaheim hosts Minnesota on Friday.

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