Raphael Lavoie's first NHL goal lifts Golden Knights past Senators 4-1

Lavoie broke a third-period tie in Las Vegas as the Golden Knights ended a three-game losing streak against Ottawa.

Published 28 Oct 2026, 05:19 GMT2 min read

Exterior of T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip. — T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip, photographed in 2016. This file photograph shows the venue where the Golden Knights played Ottawa. Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA — Tomás Del Coro, “T Mobile Arena The Strip Las Vegas (29798246202)” (resized and converted to WebP). CC BY-SA 2.0.Image source Image licence: CC BY-SA 2.0

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Raphael Lavoie scored his first NHL goal to break a third-period tie as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Tuesday, October 27, ending a three-game losing streak, according to the Associated Press.

The Associated Press reported that Lavoie, playing his 27th NHL game, put Vegas ahead for good about eight minutes into the final period. NHL.com placed the goal at 8:01 and said Lavoie finished a rebound after a shot by Ville Heinola. It gave the Golden Knights a 2-1 lead after Ottawa had tied the game early in the period.

How Vegas regained the lead

Vegas had gone ahead with 11 seconds left in the second period. Adin Hill raced out of his net to stop an Ottawa short-handed breakaway by Ridly Greig, and the Golden Knights carried the puck the other way. Braeden Bowman scored on the power play after Ivan Barbashev's shot came up short of the goal line, the AP reported.

The Senators answered 34 seconds into the third period. Drake Batherson collected an errant pass near the blue line and found Shane Pinto moving into the middle; Pinto scored on the power play to make it 1-1, according to NHL.com. The AP said Batherson had eight points over five games and that Vegas had allowed a power-play goal in six consecutive games.

Lavoie's goal restored the lead before William Karlsson scored into an empty net at 18:00. Jack Eichel added another empty-net goal at 19:53 to complete the score, NHL.com reported. Nic Dowd earned his 200th career point with a secondary assist on Lavoie's goal, according to the AP.

Hart's absence and the next games

Carter Hart did not play after sustaining an undisclosed injury at the morning skate. Hill started in his place, and Vegas recalled Cameron Whitehead from Henderson of the American Hockey League as his backup, NHL.com reported. The club also assigned forward Jonas Rondbjerg to Henderson. The reports gave different save totals for Hill, so his total remains unclear.

Jonas Johansson made 25 saves for Ottawa, which opened a five-game trip with the loss, according to the AP. The Senators are due to visit the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, while the Golden Knights are scheduled to host the New Jersey Devils on Friday.