Phil Kessel ties historic streak as Golden Knights overwhelm 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 Monday night.

Nicolas Roy, Chandler Stephenson and Michael Amadio scored for Vegas, and goaltender Logan Thompson made 22 saves.

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

Kessel tied the mark set this spring by now-retired d