Ivan Barbashev scores late on disputed goal as the Golden Knights beat the Ducks 3-1 in Game 1
LAS VEGAS — Ivan Barbashev and the Golden Knights played on after a disputed no-call, and his goal off a terrific pass from Pavel Dorofeyev with 4:58 left put Vegas ahead for good in its 3-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in the opener of their second-round playoff series. Game 2 in the best-of-seven Western Conference series is in Las Vegas. Barbashev took advantage after officials did not call icing, which didn’t sit well with Ducks coach Joel Quenneville.
It was Barbashev’s pass from behind the red line to teammate Jack Eichel, who was battling Anaheim’s Jackson LaCombe for the puck, that linesman Bevan Mills waved off for icing. Officials declined to comment to a pool reporter. “Clearly, I disagreed with the call,” said Quenneville, who said he did not receive an explanation from the officials.
“Their guy stopped skating, which really made me annoyed. ” Golden Knights coach John Tortorella said he couldn’t see the play from his spot behind the bench. Barbashev kept skating once no call was made as Ducks players appeared to slow up.
“I tried to put the puck deep and I thought I saw Jack on the far side going deep and I thought for a second he (beat LaCombe) and that’s why they waved it off,” Barbashev said. “Jack put pressure on him, they turned it over and Pav made a great play. ” Vegas’ Brett Howden extended his goal streak to a career-best four games, his fifth during that span.
Mitch Marner, who assisted on Howden’s goal early in the second period, added a 162-foot empty-net goal with 6 seconds left, and Carter Hart stopped 33 shots for the Golden Knights. Mikael Granlund scored for Anaheim, and Lukas Dostal made 19 saves. The Golden Knights prevailed despite being outshot 34-22.