Erik Haula broke a 2-2 tie with 8:20 to play and the Golden Knights went on to defeat the Florida Panthers 5-2 Sunday at T-Mobile Arena.
With the win, the Knights (21-9-2) pulled into a first-place tie with idle Los Angeles in the Pacific Division. Both teams have 44 points and the Knights have two games in hand on the Kings.
Haula redirected Jonathan Marchessault’s shot from the top of the right faceoff circle past Florida goaltender James Reimer for his 12th goal of the season. Marchessault spun away from a defender and threw the puck toward the goal and Haula was in the right spot, bringing the announced crowd of 17,593 to its feet.