A costly late turnover erased another strong defensive effort for the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday, as they fell 4-3 to the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center for their third straight regulation loss, despite holding St. Louis to a season-low 19 shots for the second game in a row.
The pattern has not been lost on the Golden Knights. After Wednesday’s loss to Nashville, head coach Bruce Cassidy pointed to preventable goals and breakdowns away from the puck as the difference, not effort or structure. “Those pucks have to stop going in from distance,” Cassidy said. “They give the other team juice.