Golden Knights overcome slow start in victory over Seattle – Las Vegas Sun News

The Golden Knights’ 6-2 win over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena will stand as their 12th straight win of the season.

They were behind for about ten minutes early before scoring three unanswered goals to end the first period.

Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy has previously bragged about the team’s ability to remain calm even in defeat. On Saturday, he also expressed concern about “not being good enough at the start of the game.”

He continued: “What upsets us is the other team’s points and we have to get going unless we want to chase even more.”

In Saturday’s game, Nicolas Hague was called out for holding two minutes into the game, and Seattle converted eight seconds into the power play for an early 1-0 lead.

There was a similar story two weeks ago when Vegas fell behind eight minutes into the game in Vancouver. And last week against Minnesota, they allowed a goal 90 seconds into the game.

“They’re not at the level they need to be to start,” Cassidy said. “They know, so that’s the good thing.”

But Vegas’ experienced squad hasn’t flinched in the face of a deficit – in five of the last six games, it has recovered four times and taken the lead after conceding the game’s first goal.

Keegan Kolesar and Brett Howden scored about 80 seconds apart in the first period to give Vegas the lead for good. Hague scored after 17:48 minutes with assists from Jack Eichel and Mark Stone.

Vegas ended up scoring five unanswered goals before Seattle scored with six minutes left in the game.

“We know we’re a pretty old team,” Hague said. “There are people who have already been there, so they have a lot of experience. I always like to say: “Never too high, never too low.” Our group does that really well. Whether we’re up or down by one, we know we’re in the game.”

Eichel had two assists, giving him 35 assists this season, second best in the NHL.

Kolesar scored his eighth goal, setting his career single-season record, and Ilya Samsonov secured his eighth win by stopping 21 Kraken shots.

Vegas improves to 22-8-3 this year, tied with New Jersey for the second-best record in the league. The Golden Knights host the Anaheim Ducks on Monday at 7 p.m.

“We have to score the next goal, stay in the game and play our game because we can get better,” Cassidy said. “It happens and it was a different guy every time.”