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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-10-05 · by Gemma Karstens-Smith The Canadian Press
Mitch Marner scored his first goal of the season as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in Vancouver on Sunday. Adin Hill made 17 saves for Vegas, while Paul Cotter and Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored for the Canucks. The key moment came when Victor Olofsson tied the game with a power-play goal late in the second period. The article highlights that Vegas has won eight consecutive games against Vancouver.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Sunday, Mitch Marner scored his first goal of the season as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-2. The game saw Marc Gatcomb score his first goal in a Golden Knights jersey to give Vegas the lead late in the second period. Adin Hill made 17 saves for Vegas, while Kevin Lankinen stopped 25 shots for Vancouver. Despite trailing for most of the game, the Canucks scored twice through Paul Cotter and Jonathan Lekkerimaki, but were unable to capitalize in the final moments despite pulling their goalie. The Golden Knights' defense held strong under pressure late in the match, securing the win.
Written for “Golden Knights Beat Canucks” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
Mitch Marner scored his first goal of the season and his Vegas Golden Knights downed the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Sunday.
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Knights → score → Sunday
Victor Olofsson added a power-play tally and Marc Gatcomb notched his first goal in a Golden Knights’ jersey late in the second period.
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Gatcomb → add → period
Goalie Adin Hill stopped 17 of the 19 shots he faced for Vegas (2-1-0), including a key save midway through the third when he slid well out of his crease to deny Liam Ohgren on a short-handed breakaway.
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he → stop → breakaway
Canucks winger Paul Cotter opened the scoring with a power-play goal late in the opening frame, extending his season-opening point streak to four games with four goals and two assists across the stretch.
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Cotter → open → stretch
Jonathan Lekkerimaki also scored for Vancouver (2-2-0), which was coming off a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.
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which → score → Saturday
Kevin Lankinen made 25 saves in a bounce-back performance from Thursday night when he gave up eight goals on 20 shots in the Canucks’ 9-7 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
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he → make → Oilers
The Golden Knights appeared poised to add an empty-net goal after the Canucks pulled Lankinen with two minutes 15 seconds left on the game clock on Sunday, but some solid defensive work gave Vancouver time and opportunity with the extra attacker.
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work → appear → attacker
After putting up 17 goals over their first three games of the season, Vancouver struggled to generate offence, registering just 19 shots across the game.
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Vancouver → put → game
The home side went into the third period with 11 shots on goal.
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side → go → goal
Golden Knights: Had ample scoring opportunities with five power plays and found success with the extra man while utilizing a five-forward unit.
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Knights → have → unit
KEY MOMENT
The Golden Knights took the lead with a power-play marker at the 14:30 mark of the second after Lankinen stopped a shot from Jack Eichel.
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Lankinen → take → Eichel
The rebound popped out to Mark Stone at the goal line and he sliced a pass to Olofsson, who blasted a shot into the top of the net to mark it 2-1 for Vegas.
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who → pop → Vegas
KEY STAT
Vegas has now won eight straight games against Vancouver dating back to Dec. 19, 2024.
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Vegas → win → Dec.
Canucks: Begin a six-game road swing on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Golden Knights: Host the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 4, 2026.
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report → begin → Press
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