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Golden Knights clinch playoff spot, downing Avalanche in OT

Danny Webster, Las Vegas Review-Journal on

Published in Hockey

DENVER — The Vegas Golden Knights are going to the playoffs for the eighth time in nine seasons after defeating the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2 in overtime, at Ball Arena on Saturday.

Jack Eichel scored the winning 2-on-1 goal 1:19 into overtime.

Captain Mark Stone scored his third goal in two games, and Pavel Dorofeyev scored his career-high 36th goal for the Knights (37-26-17), who went 3-0-1 in their final road trip of the season.

 

Goaltender Carter Hart made 30 saves to push the Knights back into first place in the Pacific Division with two games to go.


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