Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks
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Smith's goal midway through the 3rd period helps the Golden Knights beat the Canucks 2-1
Max Sasson opened the scoring for the Canucks (22-47-8) with a wrist shot over the glove of Golden Knights goalie Carter Hart at the 12:50 mark of the second period. It was his 13th goal of the season.
Brayden McNabb replied for Vegas (36-26-16) less than three minutes later, sending a shot through traffic to tie the score at 1. Smith scored the go-ahead goal 12:13 into the third.
Vancouver had a prime chance to force extra time when Vegas defenseman Rasmus Andersson was called for interference with less than two minutes left. The Canucks pulled goalie Nikita Tolopilo in favor of an extra attacker, but failed to score.
Hart stopped 10 of the 11 shots he faced for the Golden Knights. Tolopilo made 26 saves for the Canucks.
Vegas extended its winning streak to four games under new head coach John Tortorella, who took over behind the bench March 31.
The Golden Knights swept the three-game season series between the teams after winning 5-2 on Feb. 4 and 4-2 on March 30 in Vegas.
Canucks: Start a three-game road trip at Los Angeles on Thursday.
Regular Season SeriesVGK wins series 3-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:50 | Max Sasson Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Teddy Blueger (8), Linus Karlsson (19) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:46 | Brayden McNabb Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Shea Theodore (29), Brandon Saad (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 12:13 | Cole Smith Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Nic Dowd (15) |
Statistics
 VGK |
 VAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Blocked Shots | 16 |
| 22 | Hits | 27 |
| 1 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 29 | Shots | 11 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Won | 21 |
| 58.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 42.0 |
| 11 | Giveaways | 9 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 1 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 2 |
Vancouver Canucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Evander Kane, LW | Out | Apr 14 |
| Derek Forbort, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Game Information
Rogers Arena
Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,691 | Capacity:
Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,691 | 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 |