Three takeaways from the Golden Knights’ 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday:
1. Tough it out.
Nate Schmidt took an errant puck to the mouth with 15:38 left in the second period and was taken to the locker room.
The defenseman returned a little more than nine minutes later and made a key play in the third period to hold the puck in the zone, which led to Erik Haula’s go-ahead goal.
2. Ch-ch-changes.
The Knights made several switches to their forward lines and defensive pairings.
Brendan Leipsic went to the third line with Cody Eakin and Alex Tuch, dropping Oscar Lindberg to the fourth line.