National Hockey League
Vegas 4, Detroit 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 3, 2022
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Bryan Pancich, Ryan Jackson
Attendance: 19515

Adin Hill stopped 24 shots to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-1 road win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.

Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist, and Jack Eichel, Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith each scored for the Golden Knights, who are 2-1 on a four-game road trip against Eastern Conference opponents.

Oskar Sundqvist scored the only goal of the game for Detroit, which lost its third straight game.

The Golden Knights got on the board quickly, taking a 1-0 lead just 1:04 into the game when Chandler Stephenson swept a pass from the corner that hit Detroit goalie Ville Husso and deflected to Eichel, who put in the rebound past Husso.

The score remained that way until there was 12:10 remaining in the second period, when the Golden Knights took a 2-0 lead on a goal by Marchessault.

On a Vegas power play, Marchessault took a pass from Shea Theodore in the right face-off circle and fired a wrist shot past Husso.

Detroit countered with a power-play goal of its own, cutting its deficit to 2-1 with 8:23 left in the second when Sundqvist jammed home a rebound in front of the Vegas goal.

The Golden Knights then regained a two-goal lead at 3-1 with 3:28 remaining in the second on a goal by Kessel, who came out of the penalty box, took a long pass from Nicolas Roy, skated in all alone on Husso and beat him stick side.

With 3:00 remaining in the game and Detroit's net empty, the Golden Knights all but sealed the decision when Smith shot the puck into the goal from center ice to make it 4-1.

Detroit went 1-for-3 on the power play, while Vegas had only one power play in the game but took advantage by scoring on it thanks to Marchessault's goal.

Vegas blocked 23 shots in the game, and Husso made 21 saves for the Red Wings.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Vegas   Detroit
Phil Kessel 2 Points Oskar Sundqvist 1
Phil Kessel 1 Goals Oskar Sundqvist 1
Brayden McNabb 2 Assists Dominik Kubalik 1
Jonathan Marchessault 1 Power Play Goals Oskar Sundqvist 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Adin Hill .960 Save Percentage Ville Husso .875
Adin Hill 24 Saves Ville Husso 21
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Vegas 25 4 1-1 2-3 6 24
Detroit 25 1 1-3 0-1 2 28
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Columbus. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .545 after a win and .417 after a loss.
  • Vegas will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Golden Knights have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .750 after a loss.