Vegas took six minutes in penalties to the Flyers' two and fell into an early 3-0 hole. Off of 31 saves from Ilya Samsonov and a resilient offensive effort, the Golden Knights escaped Philly with a 5-4 win in a shootout, but flaws were abundant.

The Flyers lead 3-0 early in the second period before Vegas, who entered the game scoring fourth most goals per game in the NHL, roared back.

Jack Eichel got the lone goal in the shootout and the Vegas Golden Knights overcame a three-goal deficit to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 on Monday night. Ilya Samsonov followed up a 32-save performance by stopping all three shootout attempts.