nhl Game Recap
Golden Knights vs Panthers Final: 5-3 - Recap
Reilly Smith scored twice to lead the Golden Knights over Florida 5-3 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
Vegas won as a -197 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Vegas got goals from Reilly Smith(2), William Carrier, Max Pacioretty, and Tomas Nosek in the victory. Nosek opened the scoring at 11:52 of the first period.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 32 of 35 Florida shots in the victory.
Florida got goals from Aleksi Saarela, Mike Hoffman, and Evgenii Dadonov in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Sam Montembeault stopped 34 of 38 shots for the Panthers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Vegas went 0-for-2, while the Panthers were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Vegas outshot Florida 39-35 in the game.
Vegas heads into a battle against the Ducks. Florida, meanwhile, will have their next action against Arizona.