Minus Stone, Knights come up short in Game 4
The absence of their captain and a tough night in goal from Carter Hart resulted in a 4-3 loss to the Ducks and turns the series into a best-of-3 affair.
The Vegas Golden Knights Carter Hart #79 blocks a goal attempt during an NHL playoffs game against The Anaheim Ducks on May 10th, 2026 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. ANAHEIM, Calif. — On a night where their captain was missing, the Vegas Golden Knights probably needed their goaltender to try and steal a game for them in the playoffs.
But Carter Hart was unable to do that. In fact, he looked very mortal in the Vegas net, surrendering four goals on Sunday, at least three of which he probably wanted to have back as the Knights dropped Game 4 of their second-round Stanley Cup Playoff series to the Anaheim Ducks, 4-3. The series returns to T-Mobile Arena Tuesday for Game 5 all even at 2-2, making it a best-of-three affair with two of those three in Las Vegas.
There will be a Game 6 and it’ll be Thursday at the Honda Center. “I think the biggest part of the game was not being able to get out of the second period 2-2,” Knights coach John Tortorella said. “It gave them some life and then they scored their fourth goal and that was the turning point.
” The Knights revealed the bad news earlier in the day when Tortorella said Mark Stone would not play in Game 4 after he suffered an apparent lower body injury in the first period of Game 3 on Friday. He was replaced in the lineup by veteran winger Brandon Said, who last played back on April 11 against Colorado. “Stoney’s a big part of our team,” Tortorella said.
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