Antoine Roussel's intention to get under the skin of the Vegas Golden Knights appeared largely ineffective Sunday night.

The Vancouver Canucks pest seemed determined to antagonize his opponents during Game 1 of their second-round series, but it didn't phase the Golden Knights as Vegas marched to a 5-0 shutout victory.

"He's running around out there but I don't think he's distracting anyone but himself," Golden Knights forward Reilly Smith said postgame, according to SinBin.Vegas.

Jonathan Marchessault is also unconcerned about dealing with Roussel's antics as the series continues.

"That's why we pay (Ryan Reaves) the big bucks," he said after the win, according to David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Reaves, who signed a two-year, $3.5-million extension in June, sparred with Roussel all night - both physically and verbally.

Widely considered one of the toughest players in the league, Reaves taunted Roussel with chicken noises from the bench.

Without fans in the building, a hot mic even picked up Reaves' clucking:

Roussel eventually tried to fight Reaves, but the Golden Knights enforcer was having none of it with his team up 4-0. Roussel earned a 10-minute misconduct for the attempt.

The two players were in the thick of a scrum as the final horn sounded.

Game 2 is set for Tuesday at 9:45 p.m. ET.

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