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Golden Knights vs Senators Final: 3-2 - Recap

Vegas earned a 3-2 victory over Ottawa on Thursday, but needed a shootout to do it at T-Mobile Arena.

Vegas was favored by -311 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Nick Holden, and Reilly Smith each scored for the Golden Knights in the victory. Smith opened the scoring for Vegas.

Marc-Andre Fleury turned in a 37-save effort for the Golden Knights.

Ottawa got goals from Thomas Chabot, and Jean-Gabriel Pageau in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Ottawa got a 52-stop effort from Anders Nilsson in the loss.

On the power play, Vegas went 1-for-3, while the Senators were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Vegas outshot Ottawa 54-39 in the game.

Vegas heads into a battle against the Penguins. Ottawa, meanwhile, will have their next action against Arizona.