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Vegas Golden Knights at Toronto Maple Leafs

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Vegas Golden Knights
25-13-12
Final
6 - 3
Toronto Maple Leafs
24-18-9

Golden Knights beat Maple Leafs 6-3 in Marner’s emotional Toronto return

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Toronto Maple Leafs: Game Highlights

Jack Eichel Pavel Dorofeyev, Braeden Bowman and Keegan Kolesar also scored for Vegas. Adin Hill made 18 saves, and Ivan Barbashev had three assists.

Marner, who played nine seasons with the Maple Leafs before his long march out the door ended last summer, was booed every time he touched the puck.

John Tavares, Scott Laughton and Bobby McMann scored for Toronto. Anthony Stolarz stopped 25 shots in his return from an upper-body injury.

Playing in the second of a back-to-back, Vegas won for the first time in three contests following a seven-game winning streak, including a 6-5 overtime victory over the Maple Leafs last week.

Toronto has dropped three in a row and five of six.

Rasmus Andersson made his debut for Vegas after the blueliner was acquired from Calgary on Sunday.

Up next Golden Knights: At Ottawa on Sunday.

Maple Leafs: Host Colorado on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

VGK wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:06 Jack Eichel Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (32), Ivan Barbashev (22)
Goal 1st Period 4:31 Keegan Kolesar Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Jonas Rondbjerg (1), Reilly Smith (7)
Goal 2nd Period 0:13 John Tavares Goal (19) Backhand, assists: Matthew Knies (30), Matias Maccelli (13)
Goal 2nd Period 3:32 Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 5:16 Braeden Bowman Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Tanner Laczynski (2), Alexander Holtz (4)
Goal 2nd Period 10:04 Scott Laughton Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Matthew Knies (31)
Goal 2nd Period 18:19 Bobby McMann Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: Max Domi (18), Morgan Rielly (24)
Goal 3rd Period 15:11 Mark Stone Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (23)
Goal 3rd Period 19:01 Mark Stone Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (42), Rasmus Andersson (21)

Statistics

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15 Blocked Shots 8
11 Hits 21
6 Takeaways 2
31 Shots 21
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
21 Faceoffs Won 29
42.0 Faceoff Win Percent 58.0
18 Giveaways 15
1 Total Penalties 1
2 Penalty Minutes 2
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Chris Tanev, D Injured Reserve Jan 28
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mitch Marner, RW Day-To-Day Mar 2
Shea Theodore, D Day-To-Day Mar 2

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 19,305 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 28 18 70 14
Anaheim 33 23 69 3
Seattle 29 22 67 9
Edmonton 29 24 66 8
San Jose 29 25 62 4
Los Angeles 24 22 62 14
Calgary 24 28 55 7
Vancouver 18 35 43 7

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 38 16 80 4
Buffalo 35 19 76 6
Detroit 35 20 76 6
Montreal 33 17 75 9
Boston 33 21 71 5
Ottawa 29 22 66 8
Toronto 27 24 64 10
Florida 30 27 63 3
Full Standings