Seattle Kraken at Vegas Golden Knights
· National Hockey League
Golden Knights win the Pacific Division title, beating the Kraken 4-1
Two points ahead of Edmonton entering the night, Vegas needed only a point to win the Pacific and set up a first-round series against Utah. Edmonton will finish play Thursday night at home against Vancouver.
Reilly Smith had two late goals, Shea Theodore also scored and Carter Hart made 22 saves to help Vegas win its third straight. The Golden Knights finished 39-26-17, going 7-0-1 since John Tortorella took over as coach for the fired Bruce Cassidy.
Shane Wright scored for Seattle, and Nikke Kokko stopped 22 shots. The Kraken have lost two straight to fall to 34-36-11 with a game left Thursday night at Colorado.
Marner gave Vegas a 2-1 lead at 1:23 of the third. Off a faceoff, defenseman Brayden McNabb took a long, straightaway shot that Marner tipped in for his 24th goal of the season.
Theodore tied it with 2:25 left in the second. The defenseman got the puck at the right point off a faceoff, moved to the top of the circle and fired a wrist shot past Kokko's glove.
Wright opened the scoring at 2:24 of the second after missing the previous eight games because of an upper-body injury.
Golden Knights captain Mark Stone played his 400th game for the franchise.
Golden Knights: Host Utah in the first round of the playoffs.
Regular Season SeriesSEA wins series 3-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:24 | Shane Wright Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Jani Nyman (3), Jamie Oleksiak (10) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:35 | Shea Theodore Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Reilly Smith (10), Nic Dowd (16) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 1:23 | Mitch Marner Goal (24) Tip-In, assists: Brayden McNabb (7), Jack Eichel (62) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 12:01 | Reilly Smith Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Andersson (30), Jack Eichel (63) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:36 | Reilly Smith Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Kaedan Korczak (13), Tomas Hertl (34) |
Statistics
 SEA |
 VGK |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 22 | Hits | 19 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 23 | Shots | 26 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 21 | Faceoffs Won | 26 |
| 44.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 55.3 |
| 13 | Giveaways | 19 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 0 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Seattle Kraken Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jared McCann, LW | Out | Apr 17 |
| Joey Daccord, G | Out | Apr 16 |
| Jaden Schwartz, C | Out | Apr 16 |
| Matt Murray, G | Out | Apr 16 |
| Max McCormick, LW | Out | Sep 30 |
Game Information
T-Mobile Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 18,090 | Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 18,090 | Capacity:
