Samsonov stops 31 shots as Golden Knights earn sixth straight win, 3-0 over the Flames

The Golden Knights have now won six straight, the longest active win streak in the NHL, while improving to 25-8-3 on the year. They own a 13-2-1 record against Pacific Division opponents.

Calgary (17-12-7) dropped to 4-4-1 against Pacific Division teams.

Takeaways

Calgary: The Flames played in their fourth back-to-back set following Saturday’s 3-1 win in San Jose. Calgary is 3-1-0 in game one of a back-to-back scenario and dropped to 1-3-0 in game two of back-to-backs.

Vegas: The Golden Knights scored twice in the third period and now boast a league-best plus-30 goal differential in the third period.

Key Moment

Spanning the end of the first period and into the second period, the Golden Knights were successful in staving off a Calgary power play, which included a 5-on-3 for roughly a minute after Howden was given a double-minor for a high stick to Jonathan Huberdeau’s head. Samsonov stopped five shots during the entire sequence.

Key stat

200 — Jack Eichel played in his 200th game as a Golden Knight, while Bruce Cassidy coached his 200th game with Vegas.

Up next

The Flames host Vancouver on Tuesday. Vegas will host Montreal on Tuesday.

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W.g. Ramirez, The Associated Press

by Canadian Press

Samsonov stops 31 shots as Golden Knights earn sixth straight win, 3-0 over the Flames

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