Adin Hill made 38 saves, and Jack Eichel and Tomas Hertl scored power-play goals to help the Vegas Golden Knights win their third straight game, defeating the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Friday night in Las Vegas.
Shea Theodore had two assists, and Nicolas Roy also scored for Vegas, who lead the Pacific Division with an 11-3-0 record at home. Hill’s record improved to 12-4-2 for the season, including 10-2-2 in his last 14 starts.
Mason Marchment and Mavrik Bourque scored for Dallas, which lost its second consecutive game and finished its western road trip with a 1-2-0 record. Jake Oettinger made 25 saves for the Stars, who committed six minor penalties, including one double minor.
Dallas thought they took a 1-0 lead at 2:40 of the first period when Jason Robertson knocked a puck past Hill’s glove and inside the right post. However, Vegas successfully challenged for goalie interference, and the goal was overturned.
Hertl gave Vegas a 1-0 lead at 15:23, 10 seconds into a five-on-three power play. Mark Stone, in his first game since suffering a lower-body injury on Nov. 6 against Edmonton, made the primary assist, passing from the goal line to Hertl in the low slot. Hertl then fired a wrist shot into the top right corner of the net.
Dallas tied it 1-1 at 6:39 of the second period when Bourque tapped a loose puck past Hill’s left skate for his first goal in 15 games and his second of the season.
After Jamie Benn received a double minor for high-sticking Nicolas Hague, the Golden Knights took the lead again with a power-play goal. Eichel scored on a one-timer off a pass from Theodore from the bottom of the left circle at 15:40.
Roy extended Vegas’ lead to 3-1 just 68 seconds later, scoring on a wrist shot from the middle of the left circle, which went past Oettinger’s blocker side and hit the near post.
With 3:17 left, Dallas pulled Oettinger for an extra attacker. Marchment scored on a rebound from a Wyatt Johnston deflection to cut the lead to 3-2 with 2:34 remaining.
The Stars pressed hard in the final minute to tie the game, but Hill made four key saves to secure the win.
