This is called a perfect return! Jack Acorn scored a goal and provided two assists in his return from injury as the Vegas Golden Knights inflicted a sixth straight loss on the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 5-2 win at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday. Vegas has won five of the last seven games (5-1-1).
Eichel, who had missed the last 11 games with a lower-body injury, gave Vegas a 2-0 lead after just 5:17 of the first period. “I was just happy to be back on the ice with the team. You never like to watch games,” Eichel said modestly after the final siren. “If you haven’t played for a few weeks you still have a lot of energy, but things are not going as well as you expected. I think we played well together. We created attacks. It was a good game for the whole group.”
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The victory raised the Golden Knights’ record to 27-12-2. Vegas has managed to win the last four games at home. “Today it looked like we had a decent goal tally for the first time in a long time,” Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. “There are obvious reasons for this. If you Jack Acorn puts it in the programming, it will set things in motion. “
Eichel, who played his first match since December 9, was also pleased with the evening from a personal point of view. “It gives you a new self-confidence,” Eichel explained. “When you finish the first game after a break like that, you can just go out and play.”
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