Phil Kessel ties historic streak as Knights dump Leafs

Phil Kessel got an assist while playing in his NHL-record-tying 989th consecutive game as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Monday night in Las Vegas.

Nicolas Roy, Chandler Stephenson and Michael Amadio scored for Vegas, and goaltender Logan Thompson made 23 saves.

William Nylander tallied for Toronto, and Ilya Samsonov stopped 30 of 33 shots.

Kessel tied the mark set this spring