Nicolas Roy, Tomas Hertl and Pavel Dorofeyev score and Golden Knights hold on to beat Ducks 3-2

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Vegas Golden Knights center Tomas Hertl, right, celebrates next to Anaheim Ducks defenseman Brian Dumoulin after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

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Vegas Golden Knights right wing Alexander Holtz, right, and Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson vie for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

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Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Noah Hanifin, right, and Anaheim Ducks centre Jansen Harkins vie for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

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Vegas Golden Knights left wing Pavel Dorofeyev celebrates with the bench after scoring during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

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Anaheim Ducks defenseman Jackson LaCombe, center, and Vegas Golden Knights right wing Keegan Kolesar, right, vie for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

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Anaheim Ducks defenseman Pavel Mintyukov, right, vies for the puck against Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore, left, and center Brett Howden during the third period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

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Anaheim Ducks right wing Brett Leason, center, passes the puck past Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Noah Hanifin, left, and defenseman Ben Hutton during the third period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

By KYLE GLASER

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Nicolas Roy, Tomas Hertl and Pavel Dorofeyev all scored, and the Vegas Golden Knights held on late to beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Wednesday night.

Shea Theordore had two assists and Adin Hill made 22 saves for Vegas. Jack Eichel got his 20th assist of the season, second-most in the NHL.

Brock McGinn and Frank Vatrano scored for Anaheim. Lukas Dostal made 37 saves and Brett Leason had two assists for Anaheim.

Vatrano’s goal with 13 seconds left in the third period brought the Ducks within one, but they couldn’t get another shot off before the final buzzer.

The Golden Knights outshot the Ducks 40-24.

Takeaways

Golden Knights: Eichel continues to rack up points. The 28-year-old center has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in his last four games and has surged up the league leaderboard. He now ranks third in the NHL with 25 points behind only Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon and Minnesota’s Kirill Kaprizov.

Ducks: Dostal has taken a step back in November after a dominant October. The 23-year-old goalie has allowed 4.71 goals per game through four November starts, all losses. He gave up 1.99 goals per game in eight October starts.

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Key moment

Leason committed a high-sticking penalty with the score tied 1-1 early in the second period. Just 15 seconds into the power play, Hertl banged home a rebound to give Vegas the lead for good.

Key stat

The Ducks went 0 for 3 on the power play. They are now 6 for 51 (11.8%) on the season, tied for the worst power-play percentage in the NHL.

Up Next

Golden Knights visit Utah on Friday, while Ducks host Detroit to finish a six-game homestand.

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