Kolesar breaks tie as Golden Knights beat Kraken

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Keegan Kolesar scored off a rebound with 1:20 left to put Vegas ahead for good in a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night, strengthening the defending champion Golden Knights' hold on a playoff spot.

The Knights are four points in front of St. Louis for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Vegas has won four of six games, and the Kraken are 0-5-1 over their past six.'s shot, broke a 1-1 tie. The Kraken challenged the goal. After the call was upheld, the Knights went on a power play and Stephenson scored an empty-netter.

Both teams wore the uniforms from the NHL Winter Classic game at Seattle's T-Mobile Park on New Year's Day.passed from behind the net to Eichel, who pushed in the puck to put the Knights up 1-0 8:14 into the first period. That assist gave Marchessault his 60th point the season, the third time he has accomplished that.

Vegas outshot Seattle 12-6 that period, but failed to build on the early lead, and the score remained the same through the second period as well. The Kraken did have a chance late in the second to pull even, but Thompson stopped a breakaway short-handed opportunity by Seattle'sBut the Kraken finally broke through on a power play with 6:31 left in regulation when Schwartz redirectedThe Knights continued to struggle with their power play, going 0 for 4. They are in a 6-for-49 rut.

 

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