The Vegas Golden Knights (8-4-0) were defeated 6-2 by the St. Louis Blues (5-4-1) on Thursday night at Enterprise Center.
The Blues opened the scoring halfway through the first period on a rebound goal by Pavel Buchnevich before Justin Barron extended their lead to 2-0. In the second period, Brett Howden scored his fifth goal of the season off a rebound, assisted by Noah Hanifin and Alexander Holtz, but Mason McTavish responded less than three minutes later to make it 3-1.
Jack Eichel cut the deficit to 3-2 five minutes into the third period, with Ivan Barbashev and Brayden McNabb assisting on a goal that banked in off a Blues defender’s skate. Jimmy Snuggerud restored St. Louis’ two-goal lead five minutes later, and Dylan Holloway scored twice later in the period.