Golden Knights Lose In Shootout After Wild Patrick Kane Sequence

The Vegas Golden Knights (34-18-4, 73 points) left one point on the table in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks (19-32-5, 43 points) Thursday night on the road. Tyler Johnson scored the only goal in the shootout after he also tied the game with 45 seconds remaining on the powerplay.

Patrick Kane almost scored a dramatic overtime-winning goal with 0.1 seconds left as he blasted a slapshot above Laurent Brossoit. After review, it was determined that the goal came after overtime had expired. 

The Golden Knights' five-game winning streak has now been snapped, and they have also lost their first-ever game at United Center.

FIRST PERIOD

• 1-0 VGK GOAL- The Golden Knights fourth line forechecked well, and Nicolas Roy found Keegan Kolesar to score on their first shot of the game.

• Laurent Brossoit got a feel of the puck as he made a big save on Taylor Raddysh after the Golden Knights turned the puck over.
• Paul Cotter nearly scored after Jonathan Marchessault's rebound was kicked out by Petr Mrazek.
• Phil Kessel and Will Carrier entered the Blackhawks' zone and got a solid chance that Petr Mrazek stopped.
• 1-1 CHI GOAL- The Blackhawks scored a transition goal. Cole Guttman scored five-hole after he received a pass from Tyler Johnson off the wall.
• Seth Jones tied up Brett Howden in front of the Blackhawks' net and likely prevented a goal.
• Patrick Kane then got a step behind the play and ripped a shot that was saved by Laurent Brossoit.
• CHI PP- Will Carrier took a retaliatory penalty after he got tied up with Connor Murphy.

SECOND PERIOD

• The Blackhawks got a couple of good chances early in the second. Andreas Athanasiou, Jack Johnson, and Brett Seney all got shots from the slot.
• The Golden Knight's fourth line of Keegan Kolesar, Brett Howden, and Nicolas Roy continued to get strong chances off the forecheck.
• VGK PP- Max Domi and Keegan Kolesar got into a scrum. Domi dropped his gloves and tried to instigate a fight. He was called for roughing and also got a ten-minute game misconduct.
• Sam Lafferty, who is tied with Reilly Smith for the most amount of shorthanded goals in the NHL, got a quality shorthanded chance.
• CHI PP- Phillip Kurashev was knocked into Petr Mrazek by Keegan Kolesar, who was called.
• Brett Seney found Sam Lafferty on the powerplay for a one-timer setup, but Lafferty missed the net.
• 2-1 VGK GOAL- Jack Eichel chipped a puck past Tyler Johnson to himself and then beat Petr Mrazek blocker-side.

• Paul Cotter made a good defensive play backchecking to stop a rush chance from Sam Lafferty and Colin Blackwell.

THIRD PERIOD

• Patrick Kane showed off his stickhandling skills and dangled to the net for a grade-A chance.
• Alec Martinez sent Jack Eichel and Jonathan Marchessault off on a 2-on-1, but Petr Mrazek stopped the shot.
• Andreas Athanasiou ran into Paul Cotter, who then collided with Jack Eichel. Cotter was shaken up a bit on the Golden Knights bench but returned. 
• The Golden Knights forced a turnover, and William Karlsson found Reilly Smith, who hit the post.
• CHI PP- For the second-straight game, the Golden Knights took a late delay of game penalty. Alex Pietrangelo was the guilty party in this one, and the Blackhawks pulled Petr Mrazek.
• 2-2 CHI GOAL- After Max Domi won a faceoff, Tyler Johnson scored with 45 seconds left to tie the game and force overtime.

OVERTIME

• Jack Eichel deked all the way to the net to set up Jonathan Marchessault, but he was a step behind.
• Shea Theodore beat Petr Mrazek with a laser shot but hit the crossbar on his attempt.
• NO GOAL- WIth time expiring in overtime, Patrick Kane got a breakaway and blasted a long-range slapshot to fool Laurent Brossoit. But after review, it was determined that time expired before Kane's shot went in.

SHOOTOUT

• Jack Eichel- no goal, stopped by Petr Mrazek.
• Andreas Athanasiou- no goal, stopped by Laurent Brossoit.
• Paul Cotter- no goal, stopped by Petr Mrazek.
• Patrick Kane- no goal, stopped by Laurent Brossoit.
• Jonathan Marchessault- no goal, missed net.
• Tyler Johnson– GOAL- five-hole.

GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES

• Patrick Kane, who many are projecting to be traded at the deadline, finished the game with an assist and seven shots on goal. But no OT-winner.
• Also on the trade block but far less prominent is Sam Lafferty, who had five shots and an overall strong game Tuesday.
• After his hip injury and demotion to the Henderson Silver Knights, Laurent Brossoit made his first start since March 15, 2022, a span of 343 days.
• Jack Eichel scored to extend his post-All-Star break point streak to six games (three goals and three assists for six points)
• The Golden Knight's powerplay is now 0 for their last 24. 
• The Los Angeles Kings gave the Golden Knights a break in the standings as they lost to the Minnesota Wild.

VHN's Player of the Game: Laurent Brossoit

A good performance from Brossoit in his return up until the last moments of the game.

Up Next: The Golden Knights will have a crucial Pacific Division game against the Calgary Flames at home on Thursday at 6 p.m.