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Vancouver Canucks at Vegas Golden Knights

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Vancouver Canucks
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Vegas Golden Knights
26-16-14

Golden Knights end 5-game skid with 5-2 victory over Canucks

Vancouver Canucks vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game Highlights

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.

Up next Canucks: At home against Winnipeg on Feb. 25.

Golden Knights: Host Los Angeles on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

VGK leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 5:09 Jack Eichel Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Andersson (23), Mark Stone (36)
Goal 2nd Period 6:34 Cole Reinhardt Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Braeden Bowman (13), Shea Theodore (20)
Goal 2nd Period 7:11 Elias Pettersson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Liam Ohgren (5), Teddy Blueger (2)
Goal 2nd Period 7:39 Ivan Barbashev Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (37), Jack Eichel (46)
Goal 2nd Period 19:51 Pierre-Olivier Joseph Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Garland (18), Teddy Blueger (3)
Goal 3rd Period 2:31 Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (42)
Goal 3rd Period 3:31 Alexander Holtz Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Keegan Kolesar (10), Jeremy Lauzon (9)

Statistics

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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 Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Elias N. Pettersson, D Day-To-Day Mar 14
Pierre-Olivier Joseph, D Injured Reserve Mar 4
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:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 31 22 76 14
Anaheim 36 27 75 3
Edmonton 32 26 73 9
San Jose 32 26 70 6
Seattle 30 26 69 9
Los Angeles 27 24 69 15
Calgary 26 33 59 7
Vancouver 20 38 48 8
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