Golden Knights down Canucks to grab top spot in Western Conference

The visiting Vegas Golden Knights solidified their spot atop the NHL's Western Conference with a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks Tuesday.

The result marked a fifth straight road win for Vegas, moving the team past the L.A. Kings for sole possession of No. 1 in the West.

Phil Kessel, Reilly Smith, Teddy Blueger and Pavel Dorofeyev all scored for the Golden Knights (44-21-6), while William Karlsson notched a pair of assists.

The Canucks (31-33-5) got two goals and an assist from J.T. Miller, while Phillip Di Giuseppe scored and Quinn Hughes contributed a pair of helpers.

Thatcher Demko made 23 saves for Vancouver.

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The Canucks pulled the goalie in favour of an extra attacker with nearly three minutes left on the game clock, but failed to find the equalizer.

Vancouver got back within a goal 12:43 into the third.

A battle in front of the Vegas net saw Quick dive to make a stop and the puck pop out to Di Giuseppe, who quickly sent a backhanded blast in to make it 4-3.

The Golden Knights took a 4-2 cushion into the third after Dorofeyev buried his fourth goal of the season 17:19 into the second.

Miller put away his second goal of the night 12:42 into the middle frame when the Canucks got an extended period of four-on-three hockey.

After some slick passing around the perimeter, the centre launched a wrist shot from the top of the faceoff circle and sailed it in past Quick, cutting Vancouver's deficit to 3-2 with his 28th goal of the season.

Elias Pettersson got an assist on the play, stretching his point streak to nine games with five goals and eight helpers.

The Canucks went 1-for-2 with the man advantage Tuesday while the Golden Knights