Golden Knights Laurent Brossoit Earns First Win In 357 Days

Slightly overshadowed in the Vegas Golden Knight's comeback win Thursday night against the Calgary Flames was the story of Laurent Brossoit, who earned his first NHL win in 357 days. Brossoit stopped 25 of 28 shots as the Golden Knights came back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Flames in overtime.

"I’ve been waiting for this all year. Getting to do it in overtime was even better," said Brossoit.

Offseason hip surgery resulted in Brossoit missing the start of the season for the VGK. With Logan Thompson emerging and the team trading for Adin Hill, once Brossoit was able to return, he was sent to the AHL with the Henderson Silver Knights instead of back to the NHL.

There he played in 23 games and had an 8-11-3 record with the struggling HSK. His save percentage was that of .909 sv% and his GAA was 2.72.

"You know what, maybe it was a blessing in disguise for me to be down there and take care of things and get healthy with less of an audience and work on some things to recalibrate so that when I came back up here I felt more ready than ever," said Brossoit.

With both Thompson (week-to-week) and Hill (day-to-day) currently injured, Brossoit has started the last two games for the VGK, making a total of 62 saves on 67 shots. 

“He was strong when he needed to be and made some really high-end saves… It’s good for LB. He has come in and given us two really solid games where we haven’t been really great in front of him for 60,” said head coach Bruce Cassidy.

The Golden Knights are in a unique situation with their goaltending as traditional starter Robin Lehner is out for the season as he recovers from a hip injury. The tandem of Thompson and Hill started the season, but now Brossoit and Michael Hutchinson have taken over due to injuries.

“I think he knew this going into this year that there was competition going into that spot. It probably came a little later than he had thought, but here it is,” said Cassidy.

Internal competition in goal will only make the Golden Knights better as they journey through the stretch run. The VGK will play the Dallas Stars on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. from T-Mobile Arena.