Haula scores winner, Lagace rebounds with 19 saves as Golden Knights top Canucks
VANCOUVER — Two nights after finally looking like an expansion team, the Vegas Golden Knights got back to what’s made them successful early in their first season — outworking opponents.
Erik Haula scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and Maxime Lagace made 19 saves as Vegas bounced back from its first ugly loss to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Thursday.
The Golden Knights were coming off a 8-2 blowout defeat at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers in a game where Lagace allowed seven goals on 29 shots, but tightened up defensively against a Canucks team that looked slow from the outset.
“You let up eight goals … you can’t pin that on the goalie,” said Haula, who also had an assist. “Our goalies have been great.”