Nicolas Roy, Mark Stone and Paul Cotter scored in the third period, and the undefeated Vegas Golden Knights beat Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3. Bedard scored on his first shot in Chicago’s home opener, but Vegas’ superior depth proved to be too much for the rebuilding Blackhawks.
Vegas Golden Knights’ Jonathan Marchessault celebrates with teammates at the bench after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Chicago. Vegas Golden Knights’ Mark Stone moves the puck against Chicago Blackhawks’ Connor Murphy during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Chicago.
Reese Johnson and Corey Perry scored for Chicago, which returned home after beginning the season with a 2-3-0 road trip. Arvid Soderblom made 19 stops.Tavares scores in OT as Maple Leafs rally late to beat Lightning 4-3Vegas went in front for good when Roy knocked home a perfect centering pass from Keegan Kolesar just 13 seconds into the third.
Bedard became the first No. 1 overall pick to score in his first home game since Nail Yakupov for Edmonton on Jan. 22, 2013. At 18 years, 96 days, he also became the second-youngest player in franchise history to score in the team’s home opener, behind Eddie Olczyk at 18 years, 56 days on Oct. 11, 1984.
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