The Golden Knights hoped a strong defensive effort in front of backup goalie Akira Schmid playing in his second straight game could lead them to victory Thursday night against the Boston Bruins in their second home game of the year.

That didn’t happen; they had to settle for once again flexing their offensive firepower to pick up a win. Vegas defeated Boston 6-5 to improve to 3-0-2 through the first week of the year on a packed “Emo Night” at T-Mobile Arena.

Original Golden Knight William Karlsson scored twice in a row, notching both shorthanded and power-play goals, during a four-minute stretch of game time from the end of the second period to the start of the third.

That gave Vegas a commanding 6-3 lead, but Boston refused to back down. Depth wingers Mark Kastelic and Michael Eyssimon

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