TO SUMMARIZE

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The first-ever regular season meeting between the Vegas Golden Knights and their new northern rivals, the Utah Hockey Club, built expectations for a competitive rivalry as the Knights defeated Utah 4- 3 in overtime.

“I think everyone had kind of recognized that he had been there for a while,” Brett Howden said. “Hanifin made the play and I just tried to take it to the net.”

Howden was able to find the back of the net early in overtime, his sixth goal of the season, despite Utah taking a 2-0 lead early in the game.

However, Pavel Dorofeyev scored his seventh goal of the season and first of the night for VGK to build momentum. His goal was also assisted by Tomas Hertl, recording his 500th career point.

Noah Hanifin’s first goal of the year sent the crowd wild as he scored with one second left in the second period to tie the game 2-2. He then assisted William Karlsson early in the third period for the go-ahead goal and their first lead of the night against Utah 3-2.

Utah fought hard to tie the game 3-3 in front of 18,216 fans, but it wasn’t enough as VGK advanced to 8-0 at home, making them the only club in the NHL at this point in the season. remain undefeated at home.

The Knights return to the road to face the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday

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FINAL: Brett Howden’s 6th goal of the season wins the match in overtime 4-3 VGK

3RD PERIOD

• 0:00 – Utah goes to overtime 3-3
• 6:50 Utah goal – Alexander Kerfoot equalizes 3-3
• 15:23 VGK objective – William Karlsson with the Hanifin-assisted backhand shot to give VGK a 3-2 lead

2ND PERIOD

• 0:01 VGK objective – Noah Hanifin scores his first of the season to tie the game 2-2 before the third period
• 8:22 VGK goal – Pavel Dorofeyev scores his 7th goal of the season, assisted by Tomas Hertl and Brett Howden, 2-1 Utah
• 12:00 Utah goal – Cooley with his second goal of the evening, 2-0 Utah

1ST PERIOD

• 12:00 a.m. – Utah leads 1-0 with 3 shots on goal for the Hockey Club and 9 shots on goal for VGK
• 8:08 Utah goal -Logan Cooley with the slap shot goal, 1-0 Utah

BEFORE THE GAME

On Saturday, the Golden Knights will host the Utah Hockey Club for the first time in franchise history.

It’s also La Noche de LosVGK, which features enhanced programming to represent and celebrate the team’s Hispanic and Latino fan base.

So ready for the Noche de @LosVGK Towels courtesy of @sma_lv pic.twitter.com/RSUUqwUbfd

– Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) November 3, 2024

Some highlights before the match:

The Golden Knights are 7-0-0 at T-Mobile Arena in the 2024-25 season.

Alexander Holtz has recorded a point in each of the last five games.

Where to watch

Unless nationally televised, all Vegas Golden Knights games are broadcast on Las Vegas 34 and streamed on the KnightTime+ application.

Vegas 34 (KMCC) can be found as channel 34 on Cox Cable and DIRECTV, and as channel 34.1 for viewers with an antenna.

For streaming services, Vegas 34 can be found on the DIRECTV streaming app or on FuboTV.

You may also consider purchasing a Tablo total system to receive live TV and a selection of free streaming channels.