Frans Nielsen broke a third-period tie, and the Detroit Red Wings rallied to hand the Golden Knights their first loss as an NHL franchise, 6-3 Friday night at T-Mobile Arena.
Nielsen worked a picture-perfect 2-on-1 with Henrik Zetterberg after Nielsen had just returned from serving an interference penalty. The goal, which came at 12:58, helped cap the Red Wings’ comeback after Erik Haula had put the Knights ahead 3-2 late in the second period when he redirected Luca Sbisa’s shot from the point.
Anthony Mantha took a pass from Zetterberg in the slot and beat Marc-Andre Fleury to tie the game 3-3 4:42 into the third period and eventually set the stage for Nielsen’s heroics.