Marchessault breaks 3-3 tie with back-to-back goals to give end Vegas's home losing streak.
Jonathan Marchessault scored his third hat trick of the season, as part of a 5-3 Vegas Golden Knights victory against the Detroit Red Wings at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.
Marchessault scored the game winner with 2:44 remaining and added an empty-net goal 97 seconds later to secure the 5-3 victory. He scored his first goal at 14:36 of the first period.
“He wasn't much of a passer. It's good thing (Ivan Barbashev) and I were looking for him,” said Vegas forward Jack Eichel, who had three assists. “It was great to see him get a hatty and get rewarded. You know, ‘Marchy’, he's been awesome for us all year.”
Pavel Dorofeyev and Brayden McNabb also scored, while Adin Hill made 23 saves. The Golden Knights improved to 34-23-7 on the season.
“As a coach. I liked the way we won. Forecheck was good. We were getting inside for chances. We were creating offense by going to the net,” Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. “Playing the right way, getting the win, and playing through a little adversity. You know, you're checking a lot of boxes that we haven't checked in a while.”
The Golden Knights will travel to Seattle for a game against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday.
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