Connelly’s Late Goal Lifts Vegas Past Detroit

Trevor Connelly scored the deciding goal with 1:42 left in the third period, giving Vegas a 2-1 victory over Detroit on November 5. The Golden Knights were playing the third game of a four-game road trip and earned their second consecutive win.

Vegas had tied the game earlier in the third. Braeden Bowman scored at 4:20, after Detroit’s Anton Johansson put the Red Wings ahead at 2:02. Carter Hart made 25 saves for the Golden Knights, while Detroit goaltender Daniil Tarasov stopped 32 shots.

The loss was Detroit’s second straight, leaving the Red Wings with a 7-7-3 record. The team was playing its only home game in a seven-game stretch. Vegas improved to 11-5-2 with the win.

The Golden Knights are scheduled to visit Buffalo on Sunday. Detroit’s next game is at Colorado on Saturday night.