Ivan Barbashev scored twice as the Vegas Golden Knights topped the Utah Mammoth 5-3 on Wednesday night at T-Mobile Arena.
Jack Eichel opened the scoring on the power play at 2:15 of the first period, with assists from Mitch Marner and Mark Stone. Lawson Crouse tied it 1-1 at 8:07 of the first period. Victor Olofsson put the Golden Knights ahead 2-1 on the power play at 3:07 of the second period, with assists from Eichel and Marner. Barbashev made it 3-1 at 4:51 of the second period.
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Barbashev made it 4-1 at 8:16 of the second period. Jack McBain pulled the Mammoth within 4-2 at 16:39 of the second period. Dmitri Simashev pulled the Mammoth within 4-3 at 9:07 of the third period. Brett Howden made it 5-3 at 10:19 of the third period.
For Vegas, Olofsson had a goal and two assists, Marner had three assists, Barbashev had two goals, Howden scored, and Carter Hart stopped 14 of 17 shots.
For Utah, McBain had a goal and two assists, Crouse had a goal and an assist, Andrew Peeke had two assists, Simashev scored, and Sebastian Cossa stopped 23 of 28 shots.
Vegas outshot Utah 28-17. Vegas went 2 for 4 on the power play, and Utah went 0 for 1. The Golden Knights improved to 13-5-2. The Mammoth dropped to 10-8-1.
The Golden Knights sit third in the Western Conference and have won four straight.
The Golden Knights are back in action when they host the Nashville Predators on Friday, Nov. 13, at 10:00 p.m. ET.
