Brett Howden and Ivan Barbashev each scored two goals as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Friday night.
Jack Eichel and Pavel Dorofeyev each had two assists, and William Karlsson and Shea Theodore also added one assist each. Adin Hill made 22 saves in goal for Vegas, which has won four of its last five games.
Cole Perfetti scored twice for the Jets, both goals assisted by Josh Morrissey. Neal Pionk also scored for Winnipeg in the loss. Nikolaj Ehlers, Vladislav Namestnikov, Haydn Fleury, and Kyle Connor each earned an assist. Eric Comrie made 26 saves for the Jets, who have lost three out of their last four games.
The Jets took the lead 6:57 into the first period when Morrissey’s shot from the top of the circle was tipped by Perfetti, who scored to end his 11-game goalless streak.
With 1:47 left in the first period, the Golden Knights tied the game at 1-1. After a turnover by Morgan Barron in the Jets’ zone, Howden grabbed the puck, sped down the ice, outran Logan Stanley, and scored on a breakaway.
Vegas took the lead with 16 seconds remaining in the first period when Barbashev scored on a loose rebound in front of the net, making it 2-1.
Ehlers left the game in the second period after a hit from Dorofeyev along Winnipeg’s bench caused him to fall awkwardly. He did not return.
Perfetti scored his second goal of the game with 5:32 left in the second period, tying the game at 2-2. Morrissey’s long shot bounced off Hill’s pads to Perfetti, who scored.
Barbashev scored his second goal of the game 4:43 into the third period, giving Vegas a 3-2 lead. Eichel’s backhand pass in the slot set him up for a shot that beat Comrie.
The Jets responded when Pionk scored to tie the game at 3-3 with 11:05 left in the third period.
The Golden Knights regained the lead with 4:05 left in the game when Howden scored after Karlsson passed him the puck perfectly, and Howden sent it into the open net.
This was the first loss of the season for the Jets when they scored first.
