Marner gets Knights back on top of their game
Mitch Marner, the NHL's leading scorer in the playoffs, had a hat trick and a four-point evening as Vegas defeated the Ducks, 6-2, to take a 2-1 series lead.
Mitch Marner #93 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates after scoring a goal during an NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs match against the Anaheim Ducks on May 8, 2026 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Vegas Golden Knights knew they needed to start faster if they were going to get the upper hand in this second-round Stanley Cup Playoff series with the Anaheim Ducks.
Was 66 seconds fast enough? That’s how long it took Shea Theodore to beat Lukas Dostal and get the Knights off on the right skate in Game 3 Friday night as they regained control of the series with a 6-2 win at the Honda Center. Mitch Marner delivered a natural hat trick, scoring three goals over an 18-minute span to help mute the sellout crowd of 16,826.
He remains a dominant player in the postseason for the Knights and he is the NHL’s leading scorer in the postseason with 13 points after a four-point performance Friday. Game 4 is Sunday night and Vegas has regained home-ice advantage with its 2-1 series lead. The big question: will Mark Stone be available?
The captain left the game in the first period with an apparent lower body injury on a non-contact play in the neutral zone and did not return, having played just seven shifts and only 4:24 in time on ice. “We played better as a team tonight,” coach John Tortorella said. “We had good sticks.
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