Calgary Flames at Vegas Golden Knights
· National Hockey League
Stone has 3rd-period hat trick in the Golden Knights' 6-2 win over the Flames
Vegas (7-2-0) leads the NHL with 14 points.
Stone scored all three of his goals in the third period to put the game out of reach for the defending Western Conference champion. He's tied for sixth in the NHL with six goals.
Jack Eichel, who ranks second in the NHL with 16 points, had a goal and two assists and has had at least a point in seven of Vegas’ first nine games.
Brett Howden and Braeden Bowman also scored for the Golden Knights. Ivan Barbashev finished with three assists and Carter Hart made 28 saves.
Jacob Middleton and Matt Coronato scored for the Flames and goaltender Dustin Wolf stopped 27 shots.
Calgary dropped to 1-6-0.
Howden opened the scoring just 26 seconds into the game. Eichel extended the lead midway through the first when he stole the puck in the neutral zone, skated in and beat Wolf for a short-handed goal.
Middleton scored his first goal as a Flame when he raced down the center of the ice, took a pass from Joel Farabee and sniped Hart to cut Vegas’ lead to one. It took only 48 seconds to make it a two-goal game again, as Bowman one-timed a pass from Barbashev to make it 3-1.
Coronato's late goal provided the final margin.
Golden Knights: Host Pittsburgh on Saturday night.
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Regular Season SeriesVGK leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 0:25 | Brett Howden Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (6) |
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Goal | 1st Period 9:34 | Jack Eichel Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:15 | Jacob Middleton Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Joel Farabee (4), Martin Pospisil (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:03 | Braeden Bowman Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (5), William Karlsson (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 1:06 | Mark Stone Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Jack Eichel (10), Ivan Barbashev (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 12:10 | Mark Stone Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Noah Hanifin (2), Ivan Barbashev (7) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:13 | Mark Stone Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (11), Mitch Marner (7) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:40 | Matt Coronato Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Matvei Gridin (2), Morgan Frost (1) |
Statistics
 CGY |
 VGK |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blocked Shots | 15 |
| 24 | Hits | 17 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 30 | Shots | 33 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
| 50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 40.0 |
| 1 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Won | 30 |
| 49.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 50.8 |
| 17 | Giveaways | 15 |
| 8 | Total Penalties | 5 |
| 24 | Penalty Minutes | 18 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Parker Wotherspoon, D | Out | Oct 12 |
| Lukas Cormier, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
Calgary Flames Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Honzek, LW | Out | Oct 12 |
| Jonathan Huberdeau, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
Game Information
T-Mobile Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 16,433 | Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 16,433 | Capacity:
