Connelly seals shootout as Golden Knights rally past Maple Leafs

LAS VEGAS (Interstat) — Trevor Connelly scored in the fifth round of the shootout and the Vegas Golden Knights erased a three-goal deficit to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Oct. 8 at T-Mobile Arena. Adin Hill made 21 saves in the win. Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist with six shots on goal and two hits. Mark Stone scored once and put five shots on net, while Brett Howden also scored. Ivan Barbashev added an assist. Toronto built a 3-0 first-period lead on goals by Jack Roslovic, Easton Cowan and Nick Paul. Roslovic had three shots, Cowan four, and Paul three hits. Auston Matthews and Kirill Marchenko each recorded an assist. Vegas answered with Stone’s first-period goal and second-period tallies by Howden and Eichel. Attendance at T-Mobile Arena was 15,977. Toronto fell to 2-3-0. Vegas improved to 4-1-0. Stone also added two penalty minutes and two hits.