The Vegas Golden Knights (34-26-15) erased multiple deficits and surged late to beat the Calgary Flames (31-36-8), 6-3, on Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena.
Morgan Frost opened the scoring for the Flames in the first period, but Mitch Marner responded early in the second, tipping home a Shea Theodore shot to even things up. Calgary regained the lead in the middle frame on a goal from Blake Coleman, but Mitch Marner answered with a one-timer off a feed from Rasmus Andersson. Coleman struck again to restore the Flames’ advantage, before Pavel Dorofeyev tied the game 3-3 late in the period with a power-play blast from the right circle.
Vegas took control in the third period, beginning with Brett Howden’s go-ahead goal from the slot. Ivan Barbashev added insurance off a rebound, and Marner capped off a dominant night with a wrap-around goal to complete his hat trick and seal the win. Carter Hart earned the victory in his return from injury, stopping 19 of 22 shots.
Marner led the way with five points (3G, 2A), marking his 25th multi-point game of the season, the second most in a single season in VGK history. Dorofeyev’s goal was his 35th of the year and his 19th on the power play, while Howden’s tally stood as the game-winner. Mark Stone also hit a milestone with his 700th career point, and Shea Theodore became the first player in Golden Knights history to reach 301 assists.