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Blog: Golden Knights win fourth straight game with 5-3 victory over Stars

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Vegas Golden Knights’ Maxime Lagace (33) and Dallas Stars right wing Brett Ritchie (25) watch as defenseman Deryk Engelland (5) clears a puck from in front of the net during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, in Dallas.

Updated Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017 | 7:45 p.m.

The Golden Knights extended their win streak to four games with a 5-3 win over the Stars Saturday night in Dallas.

Vegas completed its two-game road trip with impressive back-to-back wins over Nashville and Dallas.

Maxime Lagace saved 28-of-31 shots to earn his sixth win of the season for the Golden Knights.

Alex Tuch scored his seventh goal of the season to get Vegas on the board first. The teams traded goals early until the Golden Knights pulled away at the end of the second period.

Goals by Reilly Smith and Brayden McNabb gave the Golden Knights a 4-2 lead heading into the final period. Erik Haula then scored an empty net goal with 43 seconds remaining to seal the win.

Next up for Vegas is a five-game home stand starting with Carolina on Tuesday.

Golden Knights lead Stars 4-2 after two periods

The Golden Knights stormed out to a 4-2 lead after two periods Saturday night in Dallas.

David Perron gave Vegas the lead early in the second period when he fired a wrist shot past Ben Bishop, but the Stars quickly tied it 37 seconds later. Stars’ winger Jason Spezza scored his fifth goal of the season to tie the game 2-2.

Vegas would score two straight to end the period, with tallies by Reilly Smith and Brayden McNabb.

The Golden Knights are 11-2-0 when leading after two periods.

Golden Knights, Stars tied 1-1 after one period

The Golden Knights are tied 1-1 with the Stars after the first period Saturday night in Dallas.

Alex Tuch got Vegas on the board first with a shot in front of the goal off a great pass from Brendan Leipsic behind the net. Tuch’s seventh goal of the season was the first goal Vegas has scored on Stars’ goalie Ben Bishop, in nearly two full games.

The Stars tied the game minutes later when Tyler Pitlick poked a rebound into the net during a scramble in front of Golden Knights’ goalie Maxime Lagace.

Vegas outshot Dallas 14-13 in the first period.

Pre game

The Golden Knights have the No. 3 scoring offense in the entire NHL with 3.4 goals per game.

They’ve chased accomplished goalies like Jonathan Quick and Martin Jones out of the net with a barrage of goals, but one netminder has had their number.

Stars goaltender Ben Bishop has stopped all 53 shots he has faced in two games against the Golden Knights, including a shutout win in Vegas on Nov. 28. Bishop stopped 34-of-34 shots that night to hand Vegas its only shutout of the season, and didn’t allow a goal in the season opener on Oct. 6 before leaving the game with an injury.

Tonight the Golden Knights will try to crack Bishop’s code. They’re certainly catching the 31-year-old at the right time. Bishop was pulled after allowing three goals in 15 shots against the Predators on Tuesday, and sat out Thursday’s game against the Blues.

The Stars were shutout 3-0 in St. Louis and have lost two straight, so will be looking to right the ship tonight against Vegas. It’s the third meeting between the teams, with the first two being split.

Dallas is near the top of the league with a home record of 10-3-0, while the Golden Knights have been a pedestrian 7-7-1 away from Las Vegas.

Prediction : Stars 2, Golden Knights 1

Season record for predictions: 17-9

Puck drops: 5:00 p.m.

Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas

Radio: Fox Sports 1340 AM and 98.9 FM

TV: AT&T SportsNet (DirecTV 684, Cox 1313, CenturyLink Prism 1760)

Betting line: Golden Knights plus-165, Total 6 minus-115 to the under

Golden Knights (18-9-1) (7-7-1 away)

Coach: Gerard Gallant

Goal leader: William Karlsson (15)

Assist leader: Jonathan Marchessault (15)

Expected goalie: Maxime Lagace (5-6-1, 3.85 goals against average)

Dallas Stars (16-12-1) (10-3-2 home)

Coach: Ken Hitchcock

Goal leader: Tyler Seguin (14)

Assist leader: John Klingberg (20)

Expected goalie: Ben Bishop (13-8-0, 2.68 goals against average)

Golden Knights game day roster

Forwards (12): Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Cody Eakin, Erik Haula, William Karlsson, Brendan Leipsic, Oscar Lindberg, Jonathan Marchessault, James Neal, Tomas Nosek, David Perron, Reilly Smith and Alex Tuch.

Defensemen (6): Deryk Engelland, Brayden McNabb, Colin Miller, Luca Sbisa, Nate Schmidt and Shea Theodore.

Goalies (2): Malcolm Subban and Maxime Lagace

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