Hertl’s late winner caps Golden Knights’ wild 5-3 rally, giving them a 3-0 series lead on Avalanche
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Key Points:
- Tomas Hertl scored the game-winning goal at 8:21 of the third period, leading the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-3 comeback victory over the Colorado Avalanche after trailing 3-0 early in the game.
- The Golden Knights are now one win away from sweeping the President’s Trophy-winning Avalanche and reaching the Stanley Cup Final for the third time in nine years.
- Colorado faces challenges with star center Nathan MacKinnon potentially injured after taking a puck to his right knee, while their defenseman Cale Makar recently returned from injury.
- Mark Stone, William Karlsson, Keegan Kolesar, and Brett Howden also contributed goals for Vegas, with Carter Hart making 32 saves; Colorado’s goals came from Gabriel Landeskog, Nazem Kadri, and Jack Drury.
- A moment of silence was held before the game honoring Kyle Busch, two-time NASCAR champion and Las Vegas native, who passed away at 41 due to complications from pneumonia and sepsis.