Vancouver Canucks at Vegas Golden Knights
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Golden Knights end 5-game skid with 5-2 victory over Canucks
Ivan Barbashev scored a goal for the fourth straight game, and Cole Reinhardt, Pavel Dorofayev and Alexander Holtz also had goals for the Knights. Mark Stone had a pair of assists.
Akira Schmid made 21 saves, including a spectacular stop on Vancouver's Pierre-Olivier Joseph midway through the second period when he dove across the crease to snag the puck with his glove and preserve a 3-1 lead.
Elias N. Pettersson and Joseph had goals for the Canucks, who have now lost three in a row and six of their last seven games and remain in last place in the NHL. Teddy Blueger had a pair of assists and Kevin Lankinen made 26 saves.
After a scoreless first period, things heated up in the second when the teams combined to score on four straight shots, with all four goals coming in a span of 2:30 and Vegas taking a 3-1 lead.
With two third-period goals, the Golden Knights now have 75 third-period goals this season, the most in the NHL. Eichel has 21 multipoint games this season.
Golden Knights: Host Los Angeles on Thursday night.
Regular Season SeriesVGK leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:09 | Jack Eichel Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Andersson (23), Mark Stone (36) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:34 | Cole Reinhardt Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Braeden Bowman (13), Shea Theodore (20) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:11 | Elias Pettersson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Liam Ohgren (5), Teddy Blueger (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:39 | Ivan Barbashev Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (37), Jack Eichel (46) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:51 | Pierre-Olivier Joseph Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Garland (18), Teddy Blueger (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 2:31 | Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (42) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 3:31 | Alexander Holtz Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Keegan Kolesar (10), Jeremy Lauzon (9) |
Statistics
 VAN |
 VGK |
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|---|---|---|
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 21 | Hits | 18 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 23 | Shots | 31 |
| 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 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
| 50.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 49.1 |
| 19 | Giveaways | 20 |
| 1 | Total Penalties | 1 |
| 2 | Penalty Minutes | 2 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Stone, RW | Day-To-Day | May 15 |
| Jeremy Lauzon, D | Day-To-Day | May 15 |
Vancouver Canucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nils Hoglander, LW | Out | May 6 |
| Evander Kane, LW | Out | Apr 14 |
| Thatcher Demko, G | Injured Reserve | Mar 3 |
| Jonathan Lekkerimaki, RW | Out | Feb 27 |
| Filip Chytil, C | Injured Reserve | Feb 25 |
Game Information
T-Mobile Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,622 | Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 17,622 | Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vegas | 39 | 26 | 95 | 17 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/edm.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Edmonton | 41 | 30 | 93 | 11 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ana.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Anaheim | 43 | 33 | 92 | 6 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/la.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Los Angeles | 35 | 27 | 90 | 20 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">San Jose | 39 | 35 | 86 | 8 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sea.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Seattle | 34 | 37 | 79 | 11 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cgy.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Calgary | 34 | 39 | 77 | 9 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/van.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vancouver | 25 | 49 | 58 | 8 |