On Saturday, the Vegas Golden Knights (10-4-7) played the second of a three-game road trip against the Anaheim Ducks (14-7-1). They jumped out to a two-goal lead, then allowed the Ducks to score two quick ones of their own. They retook the lead, but Anaheim answered back; ultimately, they fell 4-3 in overtime.<\/p>\n
The Golden Knights broke the ice 3:35 into the first. Jack Eichel<\/a> won the offensive zone faceoff back to Shea Theodore<\/a>. Theodore walked the line, played catch with Eichel below the goal line, and one-timed a blast that beat Luk\u00e1\u0161 Dost\u00e1l through traffic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The Golden Knights quickly doubled their lead, striking again at 4:37 in the second. Noah Hanifin<\/a> held the puck in at the blue line and touched it ahead for Zach Whitecloud, who fed Ivan Barbashev below the goal line. Barbashev tried to bank a shot in off Drew Helleson, and Braedan Bowman<\/a> backhanded the rebound past Dost\u00e1l. <\/p>\n Three minutes later, the Ducks answered back with two quick goals of their own.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Ducks got on the board at 7:43 in the first. Noah Hanifin impeded Beckett Sennecke\u2019s breakaway, but Sennecke kept with it and circled back out to the point. He dusted the puck off, drifted through the high slot, and set Jackson LaCombe up for a one-timer that beat Akira Schmid.\u00a0<\/p>\n Just 34 seconds later, the Ducks found the equalizer off the rush. Troy Terry broke the puck out, entered the zone, and sent the puck to Olen Zellweger. Zellweger accepted the pass and sent a seemingly harmless wrister past Akira Schmid.<\/p>\n The Golden Knights regained the lead on the power play at 17:59 in the first. Tom\u00e1\u0161 Hertl<\/a> planted himself in front of the net and deflected Jack Eichel\u2019s shot from the point past Luk\u00e1\u0161 Dost\u00e1l.<\/p>\n The Ducks dominated the Golden Knights in the second period, generating chance after chance and outshooting them 13-8<\/a>. Akira Schmid stood tall and made several timely saves, including one against Chris Kreider on a breakaway.<\/p>\n The Ducks broke through and found the equalizer at 13:50 in the second. Jackson LaCombe sent a bank pass to Leo Carlsson, who raced up ice on a 2-on-1 with Troy Terry. Carlsson evaded the stick of Brayden McNabb and set Terry up for a one-timer, which he blasted over Akira Schmid\u2019s shoulder.<\/p>\n The Ducks were the better team in the third period, generating 14 scoring chances to the Golden Knights\u2019 seven. The goaltenders stood tall and made big saves all period to send the game to overtime.<\/p>\n In overtime, the Golden Knights won the opening draw, but quickly lost possession. The Ducks were all over them, generating five scoring chances to Vegas\u2019 one.\u00a0<\/p>\n At 3:57, the Ducks scored off a defensive-zone turnover. Mitch Marner lost control of the puck in front of the net, and Cutter Gauthier capitalized.<\/p>\n Oh, that\u2019s a real Mitch right there. Loses the puck right in front of the net and Cutter Gauthier doesn\u2019t pass those opportunities up. <\/p>\n 4-3 OT final\u2026 again. <\/p>\n pic.twitter.com\/3S2kGDji7T<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Hannah Kirkell (@h_kirk6) November 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 7 Golden Knights Observations<\/p>\n 1. Tonight, Tom\u00e1\u0161 Hertl skated in his 100th game as a Golden Knight. His line with Pavel Dorofeyev and Mitch Marner had a strong night, outshooting their opponents 7-3 at 5-on-5. Individually, Hertl went 15-4 in the dot, recorded three shots, and scored a go-ahead goal to regain the lead in the first period.<\/p>\n 2. Jack Eichel is a truly terrific hockey player. His struggles at 3-on-3 make no logical sense. But, then again, the whole team struggles at 3-on-3, and that doesn\u2019t make much sense either, does it?<\/p>\n 3. Early in the first period, this game looked like it was going to devolve into run-and-gun, firewagon hockey. Nope. After combining for four goals in the first 8:17, they went on to score just three more in the remaining 55:40 of the game. That was due in no small part to goaltending\u2013 Akira Schmid and Luk\u00e1\u0161 Dost\u00e1l both made fantastic saves in the second and third periods.<\/p>\n 4. This game wasn\u2019t officiated terribly well. The Ducks probably deserved a few more power plays than the two they were given. However, the Golden Knights\u2019 penalty kill looked strong tonight. So it might not have made a difference.<\/p>\n 5. The Golden Knights struggled with execution tonight. They generated chances, but not at the level they could have if their passing was on point.\u00a0<\/p>\n 6. Reilly Smith is going to see Luk\u00e1\u0161 Dost\u00e1l in his dreams. He had a great chance in the second period, but Dost\u00e1l responded with an even greater save.<\/p>\n Without Luk\u00e1\u0161 Dost\u00e1l, this game isn’t tied now either. Enormous toe save minutes before Terry’s equalizer. Dost\u00e1l’s goals saved above expected in this game is mathematically under zero, but it feels much higher.#FlyTogether<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4QcCIiuDUn<\/a><\/p>\n