The Vegas Golden Knights (8-4-5) found victory over the St. Louis Blues (6-9-4), 4-1, on Saturday at Enterprise Center.
HOW IT WENT DOWN
Brandon Saad scored the first goal of the night with eight minutes remaining in the opening period. Brett Howden kept the puck in play, while Reilly Smith passed to Saad in the slot for the score. Two minutes later, Jack Eichel fed the puck across the middle to Pavel Dorofeyev, who set up a net front pass for Braeden Bowman. Bowman found the corner of the net and recorded a power play goal for his first career NHL goal to extend Vegas’ lead 2-0. Noah Hanifin drove a slapshot into the back of the net 36 seconds into the middle period. Reilly Smith and Zach Whitecloud dished the puck to Hanifin to generate a powerful one-timer from the blue line. With 8:40 left in the final frame, Dorofeyev delivered the puck over to Tomas Hertl on a breakaway as he buried the puck, increasing the Golden Knights’ lead to 4-0. Philip Broberg broke the scoreless stretch for the Blues just under three minutes later. The Golden Knights continued their strong defensive effort and secured the 4-1 road win in St. Louis. Akira Schmid saved 22-of-23 shots to earn his seventh win of the season in net.
TOP PREFORMERS
Braeden Bowman: Bowman registered one goal to tally his first career NHL point in his second game.
Brandon Saad: Saad recorded his first goal of the season to push his point total to four (1G, 3A) in his return to St. Louis.
Noah Hanifin: Hanifin scored his first goal of the year in the third period.
Tomas Hertl: Hertl netted a goal in the final frame to extend his goal streak to three games.
Reilly Smith: Smith picked up a pair of assists for his first multipoint game of the season.
VGK STATS OF THE KNIGHT
Braeden Bowman scored his first NHL goal and became the fifth Golden Knight to score their first career goal within two games.
The opening three goals in this contest were the first of the season for Brandon Saad, Braeden Bowman and Noah Hanifin.
WHEN VGK WINS, YOU WIN!
Fans can receive six free boneless or traditional wings at any Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant location throughout the greater Vegas metro area with a $10+ qualifying pre-tax purchase of food and non-alcoholic beverages, available for 2 days after any 2025-2026 VGK Win.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Vegas Golden Knights conclude their back-to-back weekend games against the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Sunday. Puck drop is set for 3 p.m. PT. Watch the game on The Spot-Vegas 34, stream on KnightTime+, or listen live on FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340.
