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Brayden McNabb celebrates 600 games, but the Golden Knights drop their fourth straight in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Islanders at T-Mobile Arena.<\/p>\n
The Golden Knights fought back from two goals down and briefly held the lead Thursday night, but a late New York push and a short-handed overtime finish sent Vegas to a 4\u20133 loss at T-Mobile Arena. The skid is now four games for a team searching for answers in mid-November.<\/p>\n
The night started with a moment for the home crowd: Brayden McNabb skated in his 600th game with Vegas, one of the original \u201cMisfits\u201d still on the roster. He leads the franchise in hits and blocks, a reminder of how long he has anchored the blue line.<\/p>\n
But the celebration didn\u2019t carry into the first period. Vegas outshot New York 10\u20136 yet went to the intermission down 2\u20130 after giveaways and a penalty turned into Islanders goals. Reilly Smith said the team can\u2019t keep digging holes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were the better team and it seems like this is happening to us a lot lately,\u201d Smith said. \u201cWe\u2019re putting ourselves in that position pretty often right now. We have to figure that out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shea Theodore scored late in the second, Tomas Hertl tied it early in the third, and Smith jammed in a rebound to give Vegas a 3\u20132 lead. New York\u2019s challenge for goalie interference failed, but the Knights couldn\u2019t extend the lead on the power play.<\/p>\n
Mathew Barzal tied it with 2:37 left, and in overtime Vegas hit a post and a crossbar before Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored short-handed off a turnover.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a chance to extend the lead and didn\u2019t generate much,\u201d coach Bruce Cassidy said.<\/p>\n
Rookie forward Braeden Bowman impressed in his debut, earning praise for his poise and puck work.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe created some opportunities and has a bright future,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n
The Colorado Avalanche\u00a0are in the midst of a storybook start to the 2025-26 campaign, leading the NHL with a sparkling 12-1-5 record after a 6-3 doubling up of the Buffalo Sabres at Ball Arena on Thursday night. It was the fifth consecutive win for the Avs, who are looking like a powerhouse in the early going.<\/p>\n
And star forward Martin Necas was right in the thick of things \u2014 as he usually is \u2014 scoring two goals and adding two assists for his first four-point game of the new season. The Czech native also made Avalanche\u00a0franchise history in the process.<\/p>\n
\u201cMartin Necas became the first player in Avalanche\/Nordiques history to score within the opening minute of a game three times in a single season,\u201d confirmed NHL Public Relations on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
Necas opened the scoring just 52 seconds into the contest, and it\u2019s becoming clear No. 88\u00a0doesn\u2019t like wasting time\u00a0once the puck drops.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s nice when the other team has to chase and we just keep playing our game,\u201d the 26-year-old said afterwards, per NHL.com\u2019s Ryan Boulding. \u201cI don\u2019t think we can let off the gas. Even if you don\u2019t start well, you still give your best. [You\u2019re] wasting energy, so might as well make it count, and whenever you\u2019re up in the first period, it\u2019s always good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Necas would assist on Colorado\u2019s next goal, giving the team a 2-0 lead. Buffalo ended up fighting back, even tying things up late in the second period. But Necas wasn\u2019t done, scoring the dagger with under four minutes left in the final frame.<\/p>\n
That gave the Avs a 5-3 lead, which would be all that they needed on this night. Necas assisted on Gabriel Landeskog\u2019s empty net goal to seal the victory late in regulation.<\/p>\n
After the cross-conference victory, the Avalanche remain without a regulation loss since October 25. Jared Bednar\u2019s team is looking nothing short of formidable, scoring 74 goals already through just 18 games. That\u2019s \u201cthe fourth most in team history prior to the club\u2019s 20th game of a season behind 1995-96 (77), 2005-06 (76) and 2021-22 (76),\u201d confirmed Boulding.<\/p>\n
\u201cI loved our start. We talked about it,\u201d Bednar said. \u201cThey\u2019re playing on a back to back. It\u2019s a young team. They\u2019ve lost a handful in a row. You knew they were going to be hungry. We tried to push them out of the game early. They didn\u2019t go away. Give them credit. And then we made some mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although the Avalanche allowed the Sabres to get back into it, Necas was a big reason why they were able to close it out. He\u2019s a critical part of one of the league\u2019s best top lines alongside Artturi Lehkonen and\u00a0league-leading scorer Nathan MacKinnon; the latter has amassed a ridiculous 33 points in just 18 games.<\/p>\n
Next up for the Western Conference\u2019s top team is a date with the visiting New York Islanders on Sunday night. After that, Colorado will have a three-day break before returning to the ice to host the New York Rangers next Thursday, November 20.<\/p>\n
With a mostly healthy roster and more star power than maybe any other club, the Avs will look to keep on rolling as they try to capture a first President\u2019s Trophy since 2020-21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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