Vegas tags Isles
Tomas Nosek jumped on a loose puck to help the Vegas Golden Knights’ open their trip with a victory.
Nosek scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the surging Golden Knights beat the Islanders, 3-2, on Wednesday night in Brooklyn for their ninth win in 11 games.
Oscar Lind- berg’s shot from the top of the left circle was stopped by goalie Robin Lehner. However, as the puck lay at the right side, neither Lehner nor defenseman Thomas Hickey immediately went for it, and Nosek put it in for his third 3:32 into the third.
“I saw the puck was loose so I just tried to go under (Hickey’s) stick, and I think I hit that and the post and then put it in.” Nosek said. “It’s great to have a win like that on the road.”
The play started with a turnover by defensemen Ryan Pulock in the corner and Vegas’ Ryan Carpenter got the puck to Lindberg.
Anthony Beauvillier and Adam Pelech scored for the Islanders, who have lost six of eight (2-4-2). Robin Lehner finished with 14 saves to fall to 0-4-2 in his last seven appearances.
“We played well in so many areas of the game but we gave them things that were a little bit unforced,” Islanders coach Barry Trotz said. “Turnovers cost us.”
On Nosek’s go-ahead goal, Hickey said there was miscommunication between him and Lehner.
“It’s on the both of us to communicate and get it out of harm or recover it,” he said.
Pelech nearly tied it three minutes later, but his shot rang off the goalpost.