LAGACE, 24, MAKES 24 SAVES AS VEGAS OUTLASTS OTTAWA

OTTAWA» Maxime Lagace was relieved to pick up his first NHL victory after allowing 11 goals in his first three appearances.

The 24-year-old goalie made 24 saves for the Golden Knights in a 5-4 victory over the Senators on Saturday.

“It’s good to have the first one finally,” Lagace said. “The guys played really well so I have them to thank for that win.”

The game was all the more special with Lagace’s parents and other family members in attendance.

“It’s a really special moment and I’m pretty excited,” Lagace said.

Expansion Vegas snapped a three game-losing streak to improve to 9-4-0.

“They are the hardest-working team in the league,” Ottawa coach Guy Boucher said. “That’s how they win. They’re relentless. They have four lines of guys who work hard, and if you don’t have four lines and six D that are working as hard, then sooner or later they’re going to hurt you.”

Erik Haula had two goals and an assist, Alex Tuch, William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault also scored, and Marchessault added two assists.

“They didn’t surprise us, they played a well-structured game and did the things they needed to do to be successful,” Senators captain Erik Karlsson said. “We couldn’t find a way to break their pattern and find our own way to be successful for long enough.”

Karlsson, Mark Stone, Alex Burrows and Ryan Dzingel scored for Ottawa, and Craig Anderson stopped 29 shots. The Senators will leave Monday for Sweden for two games against the Colorado Avalanche.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Tom Wilson posted his first two goals of the season, Alex Ovechkin also scored and the Capitals continued their recent success against the Bruins with a 3-2 victory. … Alex Pietrangelo scored twice, Jaden Schwartz and Brayden Schenn each had three assists, and the Blues beat the

Maple Leafs 6-4. … Max Pacioretty scored a power-play goal at 3:07 of overtime to give the Canadiens a 5-4 victory over the Jets. … Steven Stamkos had a powerplay goal in regulation and the lone goal during the shootout, helping the Lightning beat the

Blue Jackets 5-4. … Kevin Shattenkirk scored twice, including the winner in overtime, to lift the Rangers over the Panthers 5-4. … Tyler Seguin scored his fifth power-play goal of the season in Dallas’ four-goal first period, and the Stars beat the Sabres 5-1. … Artem Anisimov scored a powerplay goal with 5:42 left in the third period, and the Blackhawks beat the Wild 2-0.