Jack Hughes scored twice as New Jersey rolled to a 5-2 win over Vegas, despite the Golden Knights’ edge in hits.
New Jersey beat Vegas 5-2, putting five goals on the board to secure the road win. The game-level shot line credits the Devils with 32 shots to Vegas’ 21, while the Golden Knights led hits 35-13. Jack Hughes drove the attack with two goals on seven shots and a +4 rating. Arseny Gritsyuk added two goals on six shots with a +3, while defenseman Luke Hughes scored once on two shots and finished +3. Vegas got goals from Ivan Barbashev and Mark Stone, whose strike was a power-play goal; Mitch Marner recorded two assists, and Stone had four hits. The supplied goalie matchup lists New Jersey’s Connor Hellebuyck with 19 saves on 21 shots against (.905) and Vegas’ Adin Hill with 24 saves on 28 shots against (.857), but those figures do not reconcile with the 5-2 final or the 32-21 game-level shot line.
Key Performers
Jack Hughes, NJ: 2 G, 0 A, 2 P, 7 shots, +4, 0 PPG, 0 hits. Arseny Gritsyuk, NJ: 2 G, 0 A, 2 P, 6 shots, +3, 0 PPG, 1 hit. Mark Stone, VGK: 1 G, 0 A, 1 P, 1 shot, -2, 1 PPG, 4 hits.
Standings Impact
The supplied standings list Vegas at 9-4-1 with 19 points and New Jersey at 8-5-0 with 16. Vegas is sixth and New Jersey ninth in the power index; no postgame standings update is provided.
DYMA Insight
New Jersey’s five-goal output overcame Vegas’ 35-13 advantage in hits. The Golden Knights scored the game’s listed power-play goal, but the Devils still won by three.