Denver– jack eichel Scored 1:19 into overtime, and vegas golden knights Green colorado avalanche 3-2 Saturday night to clinch a playoff spot.
Vegas (91 points) took the Pacific Division lead from Edmonton with its fifth win in six games since coach John Tortorella was hired to replace Bruce Cassidy. The Oilers, who lost 1-0 earlier in Los Angeles, have 90 points and Anaheim is third with 89 points.
knight goaltender carter heartwho finished with 30 saves, stopped devon toews On a shot, and Eichel counterattacked. He skated down the left board and beat mackenzie blackwood To win it.
Blackwood made 26 saves for Colorado, which lost defenseman josh manson There were upper body injuries and coach Jared Bednar was hit in the head by a puck early in the third period.
Keegan Kolesar was moving the puck up along the boards in the neutral zone when he lifted it into the Avs’ bench and hit Bednar, who dropped to his knees clutching the side of his head.
One of the team’s trainers helped him to the locker room and did not return to the bench. After the game he was taken to the hospital for a CT scan.
Colorado clinched the top overall seed with a 3-1 win over Calgary on Thursday, capturing the Presidents Trophy for the third time in franchise history. With a game in Edmonton on Monday night, the Avs also have a say in who wins the Pacific Division.
Toews scored a power-play goal midway through the first period to give Colorado a 1–0 lead. mark stone Later in the period it was tied to the Knights’ second man advantage.
pavel dorofeyev Gave Vegas a 2-1 lead 2:09 into the second period. Nick Blankenberg Made it 2-all, his first goal with the Avs.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
