Remember that rant about Kyle Shanahan and how he could learn a thing or two about coaching from Vegas Golden Knights head coach, Bruce Cassidy? The rant was centered around Shanahan’s inability to hold onto a lead or close out tight games. Granted, Cassidy has had the occasional dud of a game. However, Friday’s contest against the Ottawa Senators provided the Golden Knights coach a golden opportunity to prove himself.

And, boy, did his team prove themselves. The Senators were up 4-3, entering the third period. They carried that momentum into the third period before Nick Cousins (remember him?) was called for interference on Tanner Pearson. That’s when Tomas Hertl continued his hot power play streak.

Once again, the revamped power play struck again, tying the game. One minute later, Keegan Kolesar struck, giving the Golden Knights the lead. Ivan Barbashev tallied two goals in the game, including an empty-netter assisted by Jack Eichel and Mark Stone.

The win put the Golden Knights at 5-2-1 (11 points), while the Senators fell to 4-3-0 (eight points). Vegas bumps up to 5-0-0 at T-Mobile Arena with a Saturday contest against the San Jose Sharks looming.