Vegas Golden Knights @ Anaheim Ducks

West 2nd Round - Game 3 • VGK leads series 2-1

39-26-17, 19-14-8 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Golden Knights VGK	3	2	1	6
Ducks ANA	0	0	2	2

Anaheim DucksDucksANA

43-33-6, 24-13-4 Home

Vegas Golden Knights


forwards
Ivan BarbashevI. Barbashev#49
Pavel DorofeyevP. Dorofeyev#16
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#9
Tomas HertlT. Hertl#48
Brett HowdenB. Howden#21
William KarlssonW. Karlsson#71
Keegan KolesarK. Kolesar#55
Mitch MarnerM. Marner#93
Colton SissonsC. Sissons#10
Cole SmithC. Smith#22
Mark StoneM. Stone#61
defensemen
Rasmus AnderssonR. Andersson#4
Dylan CoghlanD. Coghlan#52
Noah HanifinN. Hanifin#15
Ben HuttonB. Hutton#17
Brayden McNabbB. McNabb#3
Shea TheodoreS. Theodore#27

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	3	2	1	20	16:31	1:18	0:00	15:13	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	15:45	3:44	0:00	12:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	4	2	0	20	12:42	0:00	0:48	11:54	5	9	35.7
0	1	1	4	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	25	20:59	3:41	0:53	16:25	3	4	42.9
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	12:23	3:39	0:00	8:44	7	1	87.5
1	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	26	17:37	1:19	0:57	15:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	19:20	1:42	0:19	17:19	11	7	61.1
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	11:24	0:00	1:37	9:47	0	0	0.0
3	1	4	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	27	23:07	3:52	1:51	17:24	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	22	16:52	2:29	0:30	13:53	3	1	75.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	19	12:06	0:00	0:38	11:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	7	4:24	0:28	0:27	3:29	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	20:16	1:20	1:39	17:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	19	16:17	0:00	0:04	16:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	29	18:53	0:00	1:42	17:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	20	16:33	0:00	0:04	16:29	0	0	0.0
1	0	3	1	1	3	0	0	2	0	1	26	19:31	0:00	2:17	17:14	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	30	21:20	1:33	2:14	17:33	0	0	0.0

goalies
Carter HartC. Hart#79

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	2	31	.939	28	2	1	0	0	60:00	0

Anaheim Ducks


forwards
Leo CarlssonL. Carlsson#91
Cutter GauthierC. Gauthier#61
Mikael GranlundM. Granlund#64
Jansen HarkinsJ. Harkins#24
Ross JohnstonR. Johnston#44
Alex KillornA. Killorn#17
Chris KreiderC. Kreider#20
Ryan PoehlingR. Poehling#25
Beckett SenneckeB. Sennecke#45
Troy TerryT. Terry#19
Jeffrey VielJ. Viel#28
Tim WasheT. Washe#42
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Drew HellesonD. Helleson#14
Tyson HindsT. Hinds#60
Jackson LaCombeJ. LaCombe#2
Pavel MintyukovP. Mintyukov#98
Jacob TroubaJ. Trouba#65

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	18:34	2:08	0:18	16:08	2	11	15.4
0	0	-3	2	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	22	15:49	1:47	0:59	13:03	1	0	100.0
0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	20	15:55	2:14	0:26	13:15	5	4	55.6
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	20	11:48	0:00	0:25	11:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	18	11:28	0:00	0:00	11:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:36	1:51	2:25	12:20	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	21	17:09	2:09	0:10	14:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	23	18:06	1:49	3:10	13:07	4	9	30.8
1	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:34	1:50	0:00	13:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	18:34	2:10	0:00	16:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	3	0	1	20	11:01	0:00	0:03	10:58	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	21	11:58	0:00	1:41	10:17	9	5	64.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-4	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	24	21:02	2:14	0:27	18:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	12:18	0:00	1:01	11:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	22	14:35	0:00	1:30	13:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	8	1	2	28	22:49	1:46	0:00	21:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	26	20:20	0:00	3:30	16:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	31	23:09	0:02	3:34	19:33	0	0	0.0

goalies
Lukas DostalL. Dostal#1
Ville HussoV. Husso#33

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
8	3	5	.625	3	1	1	0	0	20:00	0
19	2	17	.895	14	3	0	0	0	37:49	2

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Golden Knights	3	2	1	6
	Ducks	0	0	2	2

1st Period		VGK
1:06	Shea Theodore (3) Assists: Jack Eichel (10), Mark Stone (4)	1
12:13	Brayden McNabb (1) (Shorthanded) Assists: Mitch Marner (7)	2
19:55	Mitch Marner (4) (Power Play) Assists: Pavel Dorofeyev (2), Colton Sissons (3)	3

2nd Period			VGK	ANA
9:19		Mitch Marner (5) Assists: Shea Theodore (4), Brett Howden (2)	4	0
17:56		Mitch Marner (6) Assists: William Karlsson (1), Ivan Barbashev (5)	5	0

3rd Period		VGK	ANA
6:30	Beckett Sennecke (3) Assists: Alex Killorn (4), Mikael Granlund (5)	5	1
15:09	Chris Kreider (2) Assists: Troy Terry (7), Leo Carlsson (6)	5	2
18:04	Brett Howden (6) (Empty Net) Unassisted	6	2

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Anaheim Ducks: Game Highlights

1:19

Brett Howden lights the lamp

0:41

Beckett Sennecke lights the lamp

0:52

Ducks
1
Golden Knights
3

Game 1

5/5

Ducks
3
Golden Knights
1

Game 2

7/5

Golden Knights
6
Ducks
2

Game 3

9/5

Golden Knights
Ducks

Game 4

11/5

Ducks
Golden Knights

Game 5

13/5

Golden Knights
Ducks

Game 6

14/5

Ducks
Golden Knights

Game 7

16/5

Honda Center

9:30 AM, 9 May 2026

Anaheim, CA

Attendance: 16,826

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Gord Dwyer
Graham Skilliter

Linesmen:
Ryan Gibbons
Trent Knorr

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	39	26	17	95
Edmonton	41	30	11	93
Anaheim	43	33	6	92
Los Angeles	35	27	20	90
San Jose	39	35	8	86
Seattle	34	37	11	79
Calgary	34	39	9	77
Vancouver	25	49	8	58

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Vegas takes 2-1 lead into game 4 against Anaheim

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Marner, shedding playoff critiques, scores hat trick in win