LAS VEGAS -- Akira Schmid made 23 saves in relief after Adin Hill left in the first period, and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 at T-Mobile Arena on Monday.

It was the first loss of the season for the Hurricanes (5-1-0), leaving the Golden Knights (5-0-2) and Colorado Avalanche (5-0-1) as the only teams in the NHL without a regulation loss.

Hill left with a lower-body injury at 9:54 of the first period after making four saves. It was also Vegas’ first game without captain Mark Stone, who is week to week with an upper-body injury the forward sustained in a 6-1 win against the Calgary Flames on Saturday.

Jack Eichel scored to extend his point streak to seven games for Vegas. He leads the NHL with 16 points (six goals, 10 assists). Ivan Barbashev had a go

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