Brett Howden's second goal of the game late in third period proved to be the winner as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Friday night. Howden’s goal with 4:05 remaining broke a 3-all tie and came seven minutes after the Jets had tied the game.

LAS VEGAS -- Brett Howden scored twice, including the go-ahead goal at 15:55 of the third period, for the Vegas Golden Knights in a 4-3 victory against the Winnipeg Jets at T-Mobile Arena on Friday. Howden tapped in a backhand, backdoor pass from William Karlsson at the left post.

The Winnipeg Jets drop their second straight game Friday when losing 4-3 to the Vegas Golden Knights on the road. Jets Netminder Eric Comrie did everything he could to help keep Winnipeg in the game but allowed four goals on 30 shots with most of the goals not being at his fault.

Brett Howden scored twice, including with under five minutes to play, to help the Golden Knights defeat the Winnipeg Jets on Friday at T-Mobile Arena.

Their first chance to improve on those things comes today against the Vegas Golden Knights, who are also off to a strong start this season. While the Jets lead the Central with a record of 18-5-0, Vegas is the top team in the Pacific at 14-6-3.

Vegas returned from a five-game road trip that ended with a loss in Colorado on Wednesday, but responded with a victory over the league's top team

Ehlers has registered 19.35 attempts per 60 minutes during the eight-game stretch compared to just 16.98 per 60 across 15 games to start the year. The difference has been converting 62.7% of his attempts into shots to start the campaign compared to just 42.9% of his attempts resulting in shots across the past eight.

The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 Friday night at T-Mobile Arena in an entertaining, back-and-forth game.