National Hockey League

FINAL Sunday, October 4, 2026
Vegas Golden Knights 3
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Vancouver Canucks 2
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Match Report

Golden Knights beat the Canucks 3-2 on Gatcomb’s go-ahead goal

— Marc Gatcomb scored the go-ahead goal late on the second period and the Vegas Golden Knights downed the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Sunday night.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

7
Blocked Shots
20
19
Hits
25
2
Takeaways
4
28
Shots
20
1
Power Play Goals
1
5
Power Play Opportunities
3
20.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
25
Faceoffs Won
25
50.0
Faceoff Win Percent
50.0
19
Giveaways
16
3
Total Penalties
5
6
Penalty Minutes
10

Top Performers

VGK

  • Adin Hill GA 2 · SA 20 · SOS 0
  • Brett Howden BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • William Karlsson BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Tomas Hertl BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 0

VAN

  • Kevin Lankinen GA 3 · SA 28 · SOS 0
  • Paul Cotter BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Arshdeep Bains BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Elias Pettersson BS 3 · HT 3 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:58 · 3rd Elias Pettersson Wrist Shot saved by Adin Hill
  4. 19:48 · 3rd Aatu Räty faceoff won against William Karlsson
  5. 19:48 · 3rd High Stick
  6. 19:45 · 3rd Shea Theodore shot blocked by Filip Hronek
  7. 19:42 · 3rd William Karlsson faceoff won against Aatu Räty
  8. 19:42 · 3rd Puck Frozen - Goalie

Highlights

00:43 Paul Cotter scores on the power play for Vancouver Canucks Watch on ESPN 00:36 Victor Olofsson capitalizes on the power play Watch on ESPN 00:53 Jonathan Lekkerimaki tallies goal vs. Golden Knights Watch on ESPN 00:32 Marc Gatcomb scores goal for Golden Knights Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

VGK leads series 1-0

Injuries

Vancouver Canucks

  • Akil Thomas Injured Reserve
  • Mackenzie MacEachern Injured Reserve
  • Thatcher Demko Injured Reserve

Vegas Golden Knights

  • Parker Wotherspoon Injured Reserve

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