Golden Knights Win In Overtime...Again

LAS VEGAS, NV - There's always something exciting happening in Las Vegas and the city's only major professional sports team has embodied that spirit in its first season. Trailing by a goal late in the third period, the Vegas Golden Knights tied the game at 3-3 to force an overtime period. The Golden Knights would eventually beat the visitng Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in a shootout for their second consecutive home win in overtime.

The Vegas Golden Knights are now 6-1 in overtime contests this season.

Alex Tuch snuck one past Ducks' goaltender John Gibson in the shootout to complete the comeback win. Erik Haula tied the game in the third with just over four minutes remaining. Both goalies were brilliant Tuesday night. Gibson stopped 40 of 43 shots the Golden Knights tried him with. Malcolm Subban saved 26 of 29 Ducks' scoring tries and had multiple spectacular saves late in the third period and overtime to force the eventual shootout.

The Golden Knights came out in attack mode, assaulting Gibson with 19 first period shots. They scored on two of them to take a 2-0 lead, but the Ducks stormed back in the second period scoring three goals on eight shots.

Haula, Oscar Lindberg, and James Neal were responsible for the Golden Knights' goals.

Golden Knights head coach Gerard Gallant praised his goalie's effort despite the three second period goals.

"I don't blame him for any of those goals," Vegas coach Gerard Gallant said about Subban. "I thought he played really well and strong, and it just shows the kid is getting better and more confident, because he went out in the third period and made a couple of big saves. Obviously in the overtime, made that unbelievable glove save. He battled hard and he's getting some good experience."

The win improved Vegas to 17-9-1 with 35 points on the year.

Image: Vegas Golden Knights goalie Malcolm Subban blocks a shot by Anaheim Ducks right wing Ondrej Kase during the shootout in an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Las Vegas. The Knights won 4-3. (John Locher/Associated Press)