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

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Marc Gatcomb scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Sunday night. Mitch Marner and Victor Olofsson also scored for Vegas, with Adin Hill making 17 saves out of 19 attempts. For the Canucks, Paul Cotter and Jonathan Lekkerimaki found the net; Kevin Lankinen made 25 saves but Vancouver managed only 19 shots on goal compared to Vegas’s five power-play opportunities. The win extends Vegas's winning streak against Vancouver to eight games.
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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.

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Topics

British Columbia Canucks VANCOUVER Vegas the Golden Knights

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VANCOUVER GPE · 4× Canucks ORG · 3× Vegas ORG · 3× the Golden Knights ORG · 3× British Columbia GPE · 1× Marc Gatcomb PERSON · 1× Mitch Marner PERSON · 1× Victor Olofsson PERSON · 1× the Vancouver Canucks ORG · 1× the Vegas Golden Knights ORG · 1×

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Jonathan Lekkerimaki also scored for Vancouver while Kevin Lankinen made 25 saves in a bounceback 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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2026-10-05 · Toronto Star
Golden Knights beat the Canucks 3-2 on Gatcomb’s go-ahead goal · assertive framing

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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. asserted
Knights → score → night
Mitch Marner scored his first goal of the season and Victor Olofsson added a power-play score for the Golden Knights. asserted
Olofsson → score → Knights
Adin Hill stopped 17 of the 19 shots he faced, 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. asserted
he → stop → breakaway
Canucks winger Paul Cotter opened the scoring with a power-play goal late in the first period, extending his season-opening point streak to four games with four goals and two assists across that stretch. asserted
Cotter → open → stretch
Jonathan Lekkerimaki also scored for Vancouver while Kevin Lankinen made 25 saves in a bounceback performance from Thursday night when he gave up eight goals on 20 shots in the Canucks’ 9-7 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. asserted
he → score → Oilers
After putting up 17 goals over their first three games of the season, Vancouver struggled to generate offense against Vegas, with just 19 shots in the game. asserted
Vancouver → put → game
The Golden Knights had ample scoring opportunities with five power plays and found success with the extra man with a five-forward unit. asserted
Knights → have → unit
The Golden Knights took the 2-1 lead with a power-play goal at the 14:30 mark of the second after Lankinen stopped a shot from Jack Eichel. asserted
Lankinen → take → Eichel
The rebound popped out to Mark Stone at the goal line and he sent a pass to Olofsson, who fired a shot into the top of the net to make it 2-1 for Vegas. asserted
it → pop → Vegas
Vegas has now won eight straight games against Vancouver dating to Dec. 19, 2024. asserted
Vegas → win → Dec.
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