Three takeaways
Carpenter update. Florida native Ryan Carpenter got to play in his home state but was involved in a scary play with 2:17 remaining in the second period when he was pile-drived into the boards by Tampa Bay’s Cedric Paquette. Carpenter had to be helped off the ice, and Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant did not have an update on his condition after the game.
Nothing serious. Knights center Paul Stastny appeared to injure himself on a faceoff early in the second period and went to the locker room for treatment. He returned later in the period and finished with 21:35 of ice time, third-most among forwards. However, Stastny’s seven-game points streak ended.
Stop sign. Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy preserved a point for his team thanks to a sequence of saves with a little more than six minutes remaining in the third period. He made two stops on Cody Eakin, then dove across the crease to keep out Max Pacioretty’s rebound attempt. own net to spring Eakin for his 14th goal.
Zykov tied the score 2-2 in the third when he finished off an odd-man rush after Karlsson dangled the puck through his legs and fed his new linemate for his fifth career NHL goal.
“It’s definitely what we needed,” coach Gerard Gallant said. “I thought we’ve played pretty good hockey in that stretch, but tonight when you play the top team in the league in their building and battle hard and compete hard and play our game, it’s definitely a confidence builder.”
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