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Vegas Golden Knights at Detroit Red Wings

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Vegas Golden Knights
29-19-14
Final
4 - 3
Detroit Red Wings
35-20-7

Hertl scores in OT to cap Vegas rally in 4-3 victory over Red Wings

Tomas Hertl scores OT winner on the power play for the Knights

Hertl scored in front off a pass from Mitch Marner as Vegas snapped a three-game losing streak. Marner scored the tying goal with 3:24 left in regulation and had two assists.

Reilly Smith and Ivan Barbashev had the other goals for Vegas, which wrapped up a five-game road trip. Adin Hill made 23 saves in the Golden Knights' third game in four nights.

Simon Edvinsson and Alex DeBrincat each had a goal and an assist for Detroit, which is now 24-1-3 when leading after two periods. Emmitt Finnie also scored for the Red Wings and Cam Talbot made 21 saves.

Vegas' second-leading scorer, Mark Stone, missed the game due to an upper-body injury.

Vegas scored twice in the final nine minutes of regulation to erase a 3-1 deficit.

Barbashev scored on a rebound with 8:23 remaining in regulation after Detroit turned the puck over in its zone. Hertl passed the puck from behind the Red Wings net to Marner for the tying goal with 3:24 left.

Hertl was called for tripping with 2:23 left but Detroit failed to capitalize. The Red Wings were 0 for 4 on the power play.

The Wings led 3-1 after the first period. Smith and Finnie traded goals during the first six minutes. Edvinsson lifted a shot from the slot over Hill's left shoulder with 4:45 left to give Detroit the lead. DeBrincat whistled a shot past Hill's glove 59 seconds later.

Up next Golden Knights: Play their first home game since Feb. 5 against Minnesota on Friday night.

Red Wings: Host Florida on Friday night.

Regular Season Series

VGK wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:50 Reilly Smith Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (44), Pavel Dorofeyev (20)
Goal 1st Period 5:58 Emmitt Finnie Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Moritz Seider (34), Simon Edvinsson (12)
Goal 1st Period 15:15 Simon Edvinsson Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Andrew Copp (27), Alex DeBrincat (30)
Goal 1st Period 16:14 Alex DeBrincat Goal (32) Snap Shot, assists: Lucas Raymond (45), Axel Sandin-Pellikka (13)
Goal 3rd Period 11:37 Ivan Barbashev Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Andersson (24), Noah Hanifin (19)
Goal 3rd Period 16:36 Mitch Marner Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (29), Shea Theodore (22)
Goal 4th Period 2:11 Tomas Hertl Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (45), Rasmus Andersson (25)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 16
19 Hits 11
4 Takeaways 5
25 Shots 26
1 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 4
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 31
44.6 Faceoff Win Percent 55.4
11 Giveaways 13
4 Total Penalties 2
8 Penalty Minutes 4
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dylan Larkin, C Out Apr 16
Mason Appleton, C Out Apr 15
Michael Rasmussen, C Out Apr 7
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 19,515 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 17 26 95 39
Edmonton 11 30 93 41
Anaheim 6 33 92 43
Los Angeles 20 27 90 35
San Jose 8 35 86 39
Seattle 11 37 79 34
Calgary 9 39 77 34
Vancouver 8 49 58 25

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 9 23 109 50
Tampa Bay 6 26 106 50
Montreal 10 24 106 48
Boston 10 27 100 45
Ottawa 11 27 99 44
Detroit 10 31 92 41
Florida 4 38 84 40
Toronto 14 36 78 32
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