Golden Knights win Game 5 in overtime after Fleury enters for Wild: Takeaways
By Michael Russo, Jesse Granger and Joe Smith LAS VEGAS – Brett Howden’s career season just keeps getting better. The Vegas forward roofed a one-timer from the front of the Minnesota Wild net to give the Golden Knights a 3-2 overtime victory in Game 5 of the first-round series on Tuesday night. Vegas’ fourth line controlled the puck in the Minnesota zone, then Tanner Pearson found Howden all alone in front. Howden made no mistake, rifling the shot into the top right corner of the net to give Vegas a 3-2 series lead. Howden scored a career-best 40 points in the regular season. In a...
By Michael Russo, Jesse Granger and Joe Smith
LAS VEGAS – Brett Howden’s career season just keeps getting better.
The Vegas forward roofed a one-timer from the front of the Minnesota Wild net to give the Golden Knights a 3-2 overtime victory in Game 5 of the first-round series on Tuesday night.
Vegas’ fourth line controlled the puck in the Minnesota zone, then Tanner Pearson found Howden all alone in front. Howden made no mistake, rifling the shot into the top right corner of the net to give Vegas a 3-2 series lead. Howden scored a career-best 40 points in the regular season.
In a...
