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.

Ivan Barbashev recorded his 100 th point as a Golden Knight. LOOKING AHEAD The Golden Knights continue their homestand with their final game against the New Jersey Devils this year on Sunday at 5 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena. Watch the game on Vegas 34, stream on KnightTime+, or listen live on FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340.

Dylan Harper and Lathan Sommerville led Rutgers with 17 points. Tyson Acuff turned in one of his best games in a Rutgers' uniform, scoring 16 points on 5-for-11 shooting. Ace Bailey finished with 13 points to make it four Scarlet Knights in double-figures.

After losing to Michigan State last week, Michigan trails the Spartans by half a game in the Big Ten standings. A win tonight puts Big Blue in a tie for first with their bitter in-state rivals. The best sportsbooks for college basketball set the spread at Rutgers +9.

The Big Ten only had one game on Thursday, but it was a thrilling one between the Michigan Wolverines and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Things came down to the final seconds. Let’s take a look at what happened.