Vegas strike back to level with Jets in playoffs

Montreal: Jonathan Marchessault scored two goals and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 Monday to level their National Hockey League play-off series.

The Golden Knights, enjoying the greatest season of any first-year expansion club in major North American sports history, equalised the best-of-seven Western Conference Final at 1-1 with game three Wednesday at Las Vegas. The series winner will face either Washington or Tampa Bay in the Stanley Cup Final. Slovakian left wing Tomas Tatar opened the scoring for Vegas 13:23 into the opening period and the Golden Knights made it 2-0 just 3:58 later after a mid-rink turnover allowed Marchessault to charge in alone and beat Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck.

— AFP