Ivan Barbashev had two goals and two assists, Vegas scored five times in the first period and the Golden Knights held off the Chicago Blackhawks to win 7-5.

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Keegan Kolesar (55) watches as a puck shot by center Ivan Barbashev (49) gets past Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Arvid Soderblom (40) during the third period of an NHL hockey game at T-Mobile Arena Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. Photo by Steve Marcus

The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 7-5, with Barbashev scoring twice and assisting twice.

Ivan Barbashev scored two goals and had two assists and Keegan Kolesar also scored twice as the Vegas Golden Knights tied a team record with five goals in the first period and then held on for a wild 7-5 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night in Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS -- The Vegas Golden Knights scored five goals in the first period and hung on for a 7-5 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday.

It was a night that the young skaters sparked a rally, but the Chicago Blackhawks did too much “self-induced” damage in the first period.

The Chicago Blackhawks are on the road to take on the Vegas Golden Knights Thursday night. Below we will continue our NHL odds series with a Blackhawks-Golden Knights prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.

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The Chicago Blackhawks, coming into Thursday losers of three straight since the 4-Nations Face-Off, needed a game in which they played well so badly. Winning would be nice but they hadn't even had a game that they weren't thoroughly outplayed yet.