Top-4: Golden Knights sink Senators with two goals in one minute late in the third

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Yesterday was the usual quiet Friday in the National Hockey League.

Four games were scheduled across the NHL.

Here’s what caught the eye.

1. Senators sink late in third period

The Vegas Golden Knights hosted the Ottawa Senators last night.

Even though they were at home, the Golden Knights wore their white jerseys, and the Senators wore their black jerseys.

In short, it was an action-packed game, with the Senators taking the lead on three occasions, but each time Vegas managed to claw their way back.

Worst of all for the Senators, the only time the Golden Knights took the lead in the game was at the very end of the third period, with two goals in one minute.

Vegas never looked back.

Ivan Barbashev completed the scoring in an empty net with already his 7ᵉ goal of the season, giving the Golden Knights a 6-4 win in the game.

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2. Filip Forsberg scores a magnificent goal

As everyone knows, things haven’t been clicking in Nashville for the Predators at the start of the season.

After five consecutive regulation-time defeats to open their season, the Preds finally won their first game this week.

And yesterday, they had the chance to win a second, when they took on the Chicago Blackhawks.

But it didn’t start well for the Preds, who fell behind 2-0 in the game, thanks in part to Connor Bedard’s second goal of the season.

Bedard now has eight points in eight games.

Fortunately for the Preds, their best player, Filip Forsberg, decided to take matters into his own hands midway through the second period.

The Swedish forward scored a magnificent goal, slicing through the Blackhawks’ defense.

The goal seemed to give the Preds wings again, as they won 3-2.

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3. Oilers dominate, whitewash Penguins

Another Stanley Cup contender in the Western Conference got off to a terrible start.

After a horrendous opening sequence, the Edmonton Oilers are gradually picking themselves up, and seem to be finding their bearings again.

Last night, they were simply dominant, as they are capable of being, as they manhandled the poor Pittsburgh Penguins throughout the game.

They directed 50 shots on net, and blanked the Penguins.

Stuart Skinner made 27 saves for his fifth career shutout.

By the end of the game, the Penguins were obviously frustrated, which led to this fight in revenge to a heavy check served by Marcus Pettersson on Viktor Arvidsson.

In defeat, 22-year-old goaltender Joel Blomqvist did very well, turning aside 46 of the Oilers’ 50 shots in just his fifth career game.

And as for Connor McDavid, well, he’s only ten points away from the 1,000-point career plateau.

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4. Bo Horvat gives Islanders overtime win

The Islanders have fallen on hard times offensively, not scoring many goals in their games.

Last night, however, the Islanders scored a few goals to force overtime.

Bo Horvat did the rest, as the Islanders won 4-3.

Note that Alexander Romanov received a solid check in the game.

Overtime

– Here are all the results from the previous day.

– Here are yesterday’s top scorers.

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– Today’s NHL schedule: 14 games.

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