The Hawks fell behind 5-1 in the first period before their young players led a rally that came up just short in a 7-5 defeat Thursday.

Ivan Barbashev had two goals and two assists, Vegas scored five times in the first period and the Golden Knights held off the Chicago Blackhawks 7-5 on Thursday night. The Golden Knights increased their Pacific Division lead to four points over Edmonton.

Ivan Barbashev scored two goals and had two assists and Keegan Kolesar also scored twice as the Vegas Golden Knights tied a team record with five goals in the first period and then held on for a wild 7-5 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night in Las Vegas.