Stone has 3rd-period hat trick in the Golden Knights' 6-2 win over the Flames

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Ramirez, W. (2026, October 16). Stone has 3rd-period hat trick in the Golden Knights' 6-2 win over the Flames. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/stone-has-3rd-period-hat-trick-in-the-golden-knights-6-2-win-over-the-flames/article_a309c757-b481-55de-a326-e932e7cf3300.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-16 · by W.g. Ramirez

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Mark Stone scored three goals in the third period to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 6-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Stone's performance included his fourth career hat trick, and he is now tied for sixth in the NHL with six goals. The Golden Knights improved their record to 7-2-0 and hold first place in the league with 14 points. Brett Howden and Braeden Bowman also scored for Vegas, while Jacob Middleton and Matt Coronato found the net for Calgary.
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Flames LAS VEGAS NHL Vegas the Vegas Golden Knights

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NHL ORG · 3× Vegas ORG · 3× Flames ORG · 2× Jack Eichel PERSON · 1× LAS VEGAS GPE · 1× Mark Stone PERSON · 1× Stone PERSON · 1× Western Conference ORG · 1× the Calgary Flames ORG · 1× the Vegas Golden Knights ORG · 1×

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Middleton scored his first goal as a Flame when he raced down the center of the ice, took a pass from Joel Farabee and sniped Hart to cut Vegas’ lead to one.
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Mark Stone had the fourth hat trick of his career and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Calgary Flames 6-2 on Thursday night. asserted
Knights → have → night
Vegas (7-2-0) leads the NHL with 14 points. asserted
Vegas → lead → points
Stone scored all three of his goals in the third period to put the game out of reach for the defending Western Conference champion. asserted
Stone → score → champion
He’s tied for sixth in the NHL with six goals. asserted
He → tie → goals
Jack Eichel, who ranks second in the NHL with 16 points, had a goal and two assists and has had at least a point in seven of Vegas’ first nine games. asserted
who → rank → games
Brett Howden and Braeden Bowman also scored for the Golden Knights. asserted
Howden → score → Knights
Ivan Barbashev finished with three assists and Carter Hart made 28 saves. asserted
Hart → finish → saves
Jacob Middleton and Matt Coronato scored for the Flames and goaltender Dustin Wolf stopped 27 shots. asserted
Wolf → score → shots
Calgary dropped to 1-6-0. asserted
Calgary → drop → 1
Howden opened the scoring just 26 seconds into the game. asserted
Howden → open → game
Eichel extended the lead midway through the first when he stole the puck in the neutral zone, skated in and beat Wolf for a short-handed goal. asserted
he → extend → goal
Middleton scored his first goal as a Flame when he raced down the center of the ice, took a pass from Joel Farabee and sniped Hart to cut Vegas’ lead to one. asserted
he → score → one
It took only 48 seconds to make it a two-goal game again, as Bowman one-timed a pass from Barbashev to make it 3-1. asserted
Bowman → take → it
Coronato’s late goal provided the final margin. asserted
goal → provide → margin
UP NEXT Flames: Host Carolina on Sunday night. asserted
Flames → host → night
Golden Knights: Host Pittsburgh on Saturday night. asserted
Knights → host → night
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