LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jack Eichel, Ivan Barbashev and Shea Theodore each had a goal and an assist to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night.

Nicolas Roy, playing in his 300th career game, scored the Golden Knights’ other goal and Mark Stone had two assists. Adin Hill made 19 saves.

Pavel Buchnevich totaled two goals and an assist for the Blues – who lost for the first time this season after winning their first two – and Robert Thomas had the other goal. Jordan Kyrou recorded two assists and collected six points in three games. Jordan Binnington made 24 stops.

Takeaways

Blues: St. Louis is proving to be a tough opponent. The Blues were playing their second consecutive and third game in four days – all away. They overcame multi-goal deficits and won their first two games. They fell behind again in the second period and were down 3-1. The Blues reduced the lead to one goal twice.

Golden Knights: The top lineup of Barbashev, Eichel and Stone appears determined to score all the points this season. They were involved in five goals in Wednesday’s season-opening 8-4 win over Colorado and were responsible for two more goals against the Blues.

Key moment

The Golden Knights fell behind in the first period for the second straight game before quickly answering. After Buchnevich scored at 6:47, Eichel responded 1:15 later, using Barbashev’s pass for a direct shot on a 2-on-2 rush.

Key statistics

12 – The number of goals the Golden Knights have scored in two games.

Next

The Blues play their first home game when they host Minnesota on Tuesday, the first of four in a row at Enterprise Center. The Golden Knights play the last of three home games when Anaheim comes to town on Sunday.

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