The Golden Knights took down the Ducks in Game 1 of the playoff series

Las Vegas — Ivan Berbashev scored from a great pass from Pavel Dorofiev With 4:58 left to play Golden Knights Moved on for good, and Vegas was defeated Anaheim Ducks 3-1 Monday night in their second-round series opener.

Game 2 is Wednesday night in Las Vegas.

Berbashev took advantage after the officials didn’t call icing, which didn’t sit well with Ducks coach Joel Quenneville, who was visibly upset on the bench.

vegas’ Brett Howden Extends his scoring streak to four career games, his fifth over. Mitch Marnerwho assisted on Howden’s goal, added a 162-foot empty-net goal with 6 seconds left and Carter Hart Made 33 stops.

Mikael Granlund scored for Anaheim, and Lucas got it Record 19 saves.

Vegas’ penalty kill continued to shine, keeping the Ducks off the scoreboard on four opportunities to extend the stretch to 14 straight without a goal. Anaheim converted 8 of 16 power plays in the first round against Edmonton. The Golden Knights were 19-of-20 on the penalty kill.

Golden Knights Center William CarlsonAfter suffering a lower-body injury on Nov. 8 against the Ducks, returned to the lineup. The crowd roared when Karlsson was shown on the video board after taking the ice less than three minutes into the game.

The Ducks dominated the early action, outshooting Vegas 11-6 in the first period and then controlling the puck to open the second. But the Golden Knights scored first on their first shot in the second when Marner made a pinpoint pass from the right circle to Howden, who scored easily from the left side of the net.

It doesn’t seem like the lead will last long when the top line centers on the post Leo Carlson A stunning spinning move to set up a teammate Jackson Lacombe For an open-net goal. But LaCombe inexplicably passed the shot for a pass, and the Golden Knights survived what would have been a sure Duck goal.

As time was running out in control on the Ducks, they didn’t waste their next chance. Lacombe made up for his earlier gaffe by walking Hart before passing to an open Granlund in the right circle.

The advantage didn’t last long, with Dorofeev passing to Berbashev to get the better of the Golden Knights.