nhl Game Recap
Vegas Ices Detroit 5-2 - Recap
Zach Whitecloud scored a pair of goals against the Red Wings as Vegas handed Detroit a 5-2 defeat on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena.
Vegas was favored by -147 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Vegas got goals from Zach Whitecloud(2), Reilly Smith, Nicolas Hague, and Paul Cotter in the victory. Hague opened the scoring at 3:31 of the second period.
Robin Lehner turned in a 26-save effort for the Golden Knights.
Givani Smith, and Joe Veleno scored for the Red Wings, finding the net behind Robin Lehner.
Detroit got a 18-stop effort from Thomas Greiss in the loss.
Vegas scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Detroit went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Vegas outshot Detroit 32-28 in the game.
Vegas heads into a battle against the Blue Jackets. Detroit, meanwhile, will have their next action against Arizona.