Marchessault scores twice, Golden Knights beat Senators 5-1
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Jonathan Marchessault scored twice and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Thursday night to cap a busy day.
In the morning, Vegas acquired injured forward Jack Eichel in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres. Eichel will have artificial disk replacement surgery soon.
Mattias Janmark, Brett Howden and Alex Pietrangelo also scored for Vegas, and Robin Lehner made 38 saves against his former team.
Brady Tkachuk scored for Ottawa, and Filip Gustavsson stopped 35 shots.
Carrier opened the scoring at 4:31 of the second period. Carrier seemed to whiff a bit on his shot, throwing Gustavsson´s timing off.
Howden made it 2-0 on a tip-in with 8:39 left in the period, and Marchessault got his first of the night on a backhander with 7:35 left in the period. Tkachuk tipped in Artem Zub´s point shot with 4:10 to go in the middle period.
Vegas Golden Knights center Brett Howden watches his deflection sail past Ottawa Senators goalie Filip Gustavsson for a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, in Ottawa, Ontario. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Pietrangelo made it 4-1 late in the third, and Marchessault added an empty-net goal.
UP NEXT:
Golden Knights: At Montreal on Saturday night.
Senators: Host Tampa Bay on Saturday.
Vegas Golden Knights center Brett Howden celebrates his goal as Ottawa Senators left wing Zach Sanford skates past during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, in Ottawa, Ontario. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo shoots on Ottawa Senators goalie Filip Gustavsson during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, in Ottawa, Ontario. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vegas Golden Knights left wing William Carrier sends Ottawa Senators defenseman Artem Zub, left, into the boards during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, in Ottawa, Ontario. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner makes a save on Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk as Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, in Ottawa, Ontario. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk tips the puck past Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, in Ottawa, Ontario. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk celebrates his goal against the Vegas Golden Knights during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, in Ottawa, Ontario. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
