On October 15, 2026, the Vegas Golden Knights secured a decisive 6-2 victory over the Calgary Flames at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The standout performance of the night came from Mark Stone, who recorded a natural hat trick in the third period, marking his second career regular-season hat trick. (nhl.com)
The Golden Knights took an early lead just 25 seconds into the game when Brett Howden scored off a backhand pass from Mitch Marner. Later in the first period, Jack Eichel extended the lead to 2-0 with a short-handed goal at 9:34, intercepting a pass and finishing on a breakaway. (nhl.com)
The Flames responded in the second period with a short-handed goal by Jake Middleton at 10:15, narrowing the gap to 2-1. However, the Golden Knights quickly regained momentum as Braeden Bowman scored on the power play less than a minute later, making it 3-1. (nhl.com)
In the third period, Stone dominated by scoring three consecutive goals. His first came at 1:06, tapping in a pass from Eichel. He added a power-play goal at 12:09 and completed the hat trick at 16:13, bringing the score to 6-1. The Flames managed a late power-play goal by Matt Coronato at 18:40, concluding the game at 6-2. (nhl.com)
Eichel and Ivan Barbashev each contributed three points to the Golden Knights' effort, with Eichel tallying a goal and two assists, and Barbashev providing three assists. Goaltender Carter Hart made 28 saves for Vegas. For Calgary, Dustin Wolf recorded 27 saves, while Middleton and Coronato each scored a goal. (nhl.com)
This victory marks the Golden Knights' sixth win in their last seven games, improving their season record to 7-2-0. Conversely, the Flames' loss drops them to 1-6-0 for the season. (nhl.com)