Ivan Barbashev scores twice as Vegas beats Utah for fourth straight win
Victor Olofsson set up both Barbashev goals and scored one of his own in the Golden Knights’ 5–3 win.
Ivan Barbashev scored twice in the second period as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Utah Mammoth 5–3 on Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena. Vegas has won four in a row.
Jack Eichel and Lawson Crouse traded first-period goals. Victor Olofsson broke the tie on a power play early in the second, then set up both Barbashev goals. On the second, Barbashev carried the puck past the Utah defence and slipped it between Sebastian Cossa’s pads to put Vegas up 4–1.
Jack McBain scored late in the second, and Dmitri Simashev pulled Utah within a goal in the third. Brett Howden gave Vegas a two-goal cushion again 72 seconds later by redirecting a shot from William Karlsson.
Mitch Marner had three assists and Carter Hart made 14 saves for Vegas. McBain finished with a goal and two assists for Utah, which has lost three straight.
