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Vegas Ices Anaheim 5-4 - Recap

It came down to a shootout and Robin Lehner foiled the opposition in a 5-4 victory for Vegas over Anaheim Friday.

Bettors who backed the Golden Knights were rewarded as -212 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.

Vegas got goals from Chandler Stephenson, Nicolas Hague, William Carrier, and Reilly Smith in the victory. Smith opened the scoring at 3:30 of the first period.

Robin Lehner stopped 34 of 38 Anaheim shots in the victory.

Anaheim got goals from Trevor Zegras, Adam Henrique, Troy Terry, and Isac Lundestrom in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

John Gibson stopped 38 of 42 shots for the Ducks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Vegas scored 0 times on 0 chances on the power play, while Anaheim went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Anaheim lost the shots on goal battle to Vegas by a margin of 42-38.

Next game, Vegas takes its act on the road to face Toronto looking for another win. For Anaheim, they head home to face Montreal.