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The Vegas Golden Knights erupted for five goals in the first period and held off a late push from the Chicago Blackhawks to claim a 7-5 victory at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vegas Golden Knights (@vegasgoldenknights) Ivan Barbashev led the charge with two goals and two assists, while Keegan Kolesar also found the net twice. Brett Howden contributed three assists as the Golden Knights (35-18-6) secured their fourth win in five games. Ilya Samsonov stopped 17 shots in the victory. For the Blackhawks (17-35-7), Connor Murphy recorded three assists, but the team suffered its fifth consecutive loss. Petr Mrazek allowed five goals on 15 shots before being pulled in favor of Arvid Soderblom, who made 16 saves in relief. First-period onslaught Vegas wasted no time setting the tone, as Kolesar opened the scoring just 1:06 into the game off a cross-ice feed from Howden. Nick Foligno answered for Chicago at 6:58, capitalizing on his own rebound to even the score at 1-1. View this post on Instagram A post shared by NHL (@nhl) The Golden Knights responded with an offensive surge. Nicolas Hague made it 2-1 at 8:57, Barbashev extended the lead with a power-play redirection at 12:17, and Tomas Hertl added another man-advantage goal from the slot at 16:54. Pavel Dorofeyev capped the explosive first period with a wrist shot at 18:57, giving Vegas a commanding 5-1 lead. Blackhawks battle back Chicago showed resilience in the second period, cutting the deficit with goals from Colton Dach (1:01) and Ethan Del Mastro (5:30), the latter marking his first NHL goal. Kolesar netted his second of the night at 13:38, pushing Vegas’ lead to 6-3. The Blackhawks continued their push in the third, as Ilya Mikheyev (6:56) and Philipp Kurashev (9:44) made it a one-goal game at 6-5. However, Barbashev sealed the victory with his second goal at 15:45, securing the 7-5 final. Vegas will look to build on this win as they continue their playoff push, while Chicago aims to snap its skid in the next outing. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chicago Blackhawks (@nhlblackhawks)
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