Vegas Golden Knights defeat Anaheim Ducks in 4-1 win

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Vegas Golden Knights, took the ice against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.

The team shined in their season opener with a 4 - 1 win against the San Jose Sharks, though they would lose wingman Alex Pietrangelo following a slashing call in the third quarter of the game. Additionally, Zach Whitecloud and Alec Martinez are sitting on the sideline for the team's third game of the season.

Jack Eichel scored his second of the season when he skated through and around Anaheim’s defense, dangled around Gibson, and fired the puck into a wide-open net for a power-play goal with 2 seconds left in the first period.

Trevor Zegras gave the Ducks their first good look at a goal early in the second when he beat Vegas’ defense with a slick pass to himself through his legs but couldn’t finish with a backhand attempt on Hill.

Stephenson put Vegas in front by two on a perfect 2-on-1 with Paul Cotter. After passing to Cotter across the slot, Stephenson took the return feed for a short tap into a wide-open net.

Theodore, who started his career in Anaheim and was playing in his 400th game as a member of the Golden Knights, scored his first of the season with a blistering one-timer from the top, Vegas’ second power-play goal of the night. Theodore’s assist on Eichel’s goal left him one shy of 200 helpers for his career.

Anaheim answered less than a minute later when McTavish cleaned up a rebound in the slot to beat Hill.

Rondbjerg’s empty-net goal provided the final margin, bringing the final score to 4 - 1.

The Golden Knights improve to a 3-0-0 record and host the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night.

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