Knights rally with 5 straight goals; Avs on brink
Key takeaways
- Keegan Kolesar, William Karlsson and Mark Stone also scored for Vegas, which placed Colorado, the NHL's top seed, in a surprising 3-0 hole after the Avalanche opened the postseason with an 8-1 record.
- "It wasn't a great first period for us," Hertl told ESPN's Emily Kaplan after the game on the Vegas bench.
- The Golden Knights thought they had another tally, all the way back in the first period, but a disputed no-goal call helped result in a two-goal swing and give the Avalanche a 3-0 lead.
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LAS VEGAS -- Tomas Hertl scored at the 8:21 mark of the third period, and the Vegas Golden Knights completed an impressive comeback with five straight goals en route to a 5-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche Sunday in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals.
Keegan Kolesar, William Karlsson and Mark Stone also scored for Vegas, which placed Colorado, the NHL's top seed, in a surprising 3-0 hole after the Avalanche opened the postseason with an 8-1 record. Brett Howden sealed the rally with his 10th goal of the postseason into an empty net with 58 seconds remaining.
"It wasn't a great first period for us," Hertl told ESPN's Emily Kaplan after the game on the Vegas bench. "But like all season, we knew we could do it. We've come back so many times. This team ... we just never quit."