The Vegas Golden Knights (7-2-0) defeated the Calgary Flames (1-7-0) by a 6-2 margin on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena with captain Mark Stone recording a natural hat trick in the third period.
Brett Howden opened the scoring 26 seconds into the game off a pass from Mitch Marner, and Jack Eichel added a shorthanded breakaway goal in the first period. After Calgary cut the deficit to 2-1 in the second, Braeden Bowman restored Vegas’ two-goal lead with a power-play goal assisted by Ivan Barbashev.
Mark Stone scored three times in the third period for his second career hat trick, leading Vegas to a 6-2 win. Matt Coronato scored on the power play for Calgary, while Carter Hart stopped 28 of 30 shots to earn his fourth victory with a .933 save percentage.
Stone finished with three goals, Eichel tallied three points (1G, 2A), Barbashev recorded three assists, and Marner extended his multi-point streak against Calgary to six games, totaling 15 points (5G, 10A) during that span. Howden extended his point streak to three games with four points (2G, 2A).
Eichel ranks second in the NHL in points and first in faceoff wins. Vegas leads the league with 35 goals, while Trevor Connelly is tied for second among rookies with five points. Stone is tied with William Karlsson for third in franchise history in multi-goal periods, and Stone and Eichel have combined on 114 goals, the fourth-most in franchise history.
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