Hart Holds the Fort as Vegas Rolls Past Calgary 6-2
The Flames got the better looks in the desert, but Mark Stone finished his and Dustin Wolf could not match the Vegas goalie at the other end.
Calgary got the better scoring chances in Vegas and still went home beaten 6-2. The difference was the man in the Vegas net.
Carter Hart stopped 28 of 30 shots, and the ones he stopped were dangerous. By expected goals (how many goals a team's chances are usually worth), the Flames' looks added up to 6.58, against 4.08 for the Golden Knights. Calgary also took slightly more shot attempts. Hart took a game that could have been close and made it a comfortable win. Morgan Frost had more quality chances than any skater on the ice, and he left with only an assist.
At the other end, Mark Stone scored three goals on three shots. Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev, who played on a line with Stone, had five assists between them. Stone also hit a post, so he nearly had four.
Dustin Wolf gave up six goals on 33 shots. That is a rough night, though Vegas buried more than its chances usually produce. The bounces went the Knights' way too: the power play scored twice on five chances. Vegas sits 1st in the Pacific at 6-2-0. Calgary falls to 1-5-0.
