Anthony Mantha scored the tying goal midway through the third period and got the game-winner 19 seconds into overtime, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night.
Luke Glendening also scored for Detroit and Jimmy Howard stopped 28 shots to improve to 3-5-0 in his last eight starts.
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Anthony Mantha scored the tying goal midway through the third period and got the game-winner 19 seconds into overtime, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night.
Smith and Cody Eakin scored for the Golden Knights, and Malcolm Subban finished with 27 saves while falling to 13-2-0 in two seasons at T-Mobile Arena.
Eakin tied it with 5:17 left in the second when he was alone at the doorstep, positioned perfectly for a rebound, and knocked the puck home for his 20th.
NOTES: With his assist on Glendening's goal, Red Wings LW Taro Hirose, who made his NHL debut on March 19 picked up his third point in three games. ... Golden Knights starting G Marc-Andre Fleury, who was scratched and has been listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury, and wife Veronique announced the birth of their son, James, earlier in the day.
Vegas: At St. Louis on Monday night.
Vegas Golden Knights center Cody Eakin (21) scores on Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP PhotoJohn Locher)
Vegas Golden Knights right wing Ryan Reaves, left, celebrates after center Cody Eakin, right, scored against the Detroit Red Wings during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP PhotoJohn Locher)
Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin (71) skates around Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Deryk Engelland (5) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP PhotoJohn Locher)
Detroit Red Wings center Andreas Athanasiou, right, passes around Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Malcolm Subban for an assist during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP PhotoJohn Locher)
On the winning goal, Vegas' Reilly Smith — playing in his 500th career game — turned the puck over right in front of the net, where Dylan Larkin fed Mantha, who poked home his 19th of the season, and first game-winning goal.
Detroit Red Wings celebrate after right wing Anthony Mantha (39) scored against the Vegas Golden Knights during overtime of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP PhotoJohn Locher)
Smith and Cody Eakin scored for the Golden Knights, and Malcolm Subban finished with 27 saves while falling to 13-2-0 in two seasons at T-Mobile Arena.
Mantha tied the score on a power play with 8:43 left in the third period on a one-timer from the right circle.
Glendening gave Detroit a 1-0 lead when he gathered a pass from Andreas Athanasiou and found an open net for his 10th at 3:06 of the first. Athanasiou now has at least one point in three of the last four games, with four goals and one assist.
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Malcolm Subban gives up a goal to Detroit Red Wings right wing Anthony Mantha during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP PhotoJohn Locher)
Eakin tied it with 5:17 left in the second when he was alone at the doorstep, positioned perfectly for a rebound, and knocked the puck home for his 20th.
Smith gave the Golden Knights their first lead of the game with a short-handed breakaway just past the midpoint of the third, when he deked around Howard and flipped a backhand top shelf for his 18th.
The lead lasted just over a minute.
Detroit Red Wings left wing Tyler Bertuzzi (59) tries to knock the puck out of the air near Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Deryk Engelland (5), goaltender Malcolm Subban (30) and left wing Tomas Nosek (92) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP PhotoJohn Locher)
NOTES: With his assist on Glendening's goal, Red Wings LW Taro Hirose, who made his NHL debut on March 19 picked up his third point in three games. ... Golden Knights starting G Marc-Andre Fleury, who was scratched and has been listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury, and wife Veronique announced the birth of their son, James, earlier in the day.
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Red Wings: At San Jose on Monday night.
Vegas Golden Knights center Jonathan Marchessault (81) and Detroit Red Wings defenseman Filip Hronek stake for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP PhotoJohn Locher)
Vegas: At St. Louis on Monday night.
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Detroit Red Wings center Frans Nielsen (51) vies for the puck with Vegas Golden Knights center Cody Eakin (21) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP PhotoJohn Locher)
Vegas Golden Knights center Cody Eakin (21) scores on Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP PhotoJohn Locher)
Vegas Golden Knights right wing Ryan Reaves, left, celebrates after center Cody Eakin, right, scored against the Detroit Red Wings during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP PhotoJohn Locher)
Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin (71) skates around Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Deryk Engelland (5) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP PhotoJohn Locher)
Detroit Red Wings center Andreas Athanasiou, right, passes around Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Malcolm Subban for an assist during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP PhotoJohn Locher)