The Vegas Golden Knights (4-0-2) played the second of a three-game homestand on Saturday night against the Calgary Flames (1-5-0). They escaped the first period with a 3-1 lead thanks to a brilliant performance in net from Adin Hill. They blew the game wide open in the second period and hung on to win 6-1.
The Golden Knights broke the ice just 46 seconds into the first period. In on the forecheck, Ivan Barbashev picked Mackenzie Weegar’s pocket behind the net. He backhanded a pass to Mitch Marner in the slot, and Marner didn’t miss.
BREAKING: the Golden Knights have scored the first goal. I repeat, the Golden Knights have scored the first goal.
Mitch Marner gets his first as a Golden Knight off a feed from Ivan Barbashev.
1-0, Golden Knights
— Hannah Kirkell (@h_kirk6) October 19, 2025
Brayden McNabb took an interference penalty, and the Flames answered right back. At the goal line, Jonathan Huberdeau tried to work a pass through the crease for Matt Coronato. The puck took a bounce off Zach Whitecloud’s skate, and Huberdeau stuffed it past Adin Hill.
Flames answer on the power play. Jonathan Huberdeau tries to backhand one across the crease to Matt Coronato, then stuffs it in himself.
— Hannah Kirkell (@h_kirk6) October 19, 2025
Less than two minutes later, the Golden Knights regained their lead on their first power play opportunity of the night. For the first time this season, they connected on the line-to-bumper set play. Jack Eichel found Mark Stone at the goal line, and Tomáš Hertl finished off the play.
The Golden Knights struck again at 15:03 in the first period. Mark Stone held the puck in at the blue line and found Jack Eichel at the left circle. Eichel faked a shot and threaded a pass back to Stone for a back-door tap-in.
After a fairly tight first period, the Golden Knights completely dominated the second. They outshot the Flames 10-4 and played a tight defensive game. The only blemish on the period was when Keegan Kolesar took an interference penalty, but they killed it off.
Less than four minutes into the second period, the Golden Knights scored again to extend their lead to 4-1. Jonathan Huberdeau blocked Jeremy Lauzon’s shot, and the puck bounced right to Kaedan Korczak. Korczak blasted a shot from the point, and Ivan Barbashev tipped it home.
With 54 seconds remaining in the second period, the Golden Knights blew the game wide open. While resetting on the power play, Mitch Marner sent a drop-pass to Jack Eichel in their own zone and raced up ice. Eichel fired a pass to Mark Stone at the Flames’ blue line, who entered the zone and chipped a pass ahead to Marner. Marner blew through Mackenzie Weegar, drove the net, shrugged off Kevin Bahl, and went forehand-backhand to beat Dustin Wolf.
Down 5-1, the Flames replaced Dustin Wolf with Devin Cooley to start the third period. If Ryan Hyska hoped that would spark his group, it didn’t work.
Already up 5-1, the Golden Knights added insult to injury and scored on their third power play 2:37 into the third period. Jack Eichel worked the puck to Mark Stone below the goal line, who held onto it before sending a pass to Tomáš Hertl in the bumper. Devin Cooley fought off Hertl’s shot, but couldn’t freeze the puck, and Stone flipped it up and over Cooley’s outstretched pad.
That was quick. Eichel to Stone to Hertl, and Stone jams home the rebound for his second of the game and his second of the year.
6-1, Golden Knights
— Hannah Kirkell (@h_kirk6) October 19, 2025
The teams played a relatively quiet third period. Stone’s second of the game sapped the little remaining life out of the Flames, and they went quietly.
Three stars of the game: Mark Stone, Mitch Marner, Jack Eichel
7 Golden Knights Observations
1. For the first time all year, the Golden Knights scored first. All the players have said that because it’s a veteran group, they take it in stride when they allow the first goal. But they scored first tonight, and even in the first period when the game was tight, they looked freer and looser than they have all season.
2. It’s hard to point at the goalie in a 6-1 hockey game. However, Adin Hill was spectacular. He made a few incredible saves in the first period, none better than when he robbed Joel Farabee back-door off a feed from Jonathan Huberdeau. If that goes in, it’s 3-2 heading into the second period, and this is probably a very different game.
3. Good gravy, Jack Eichel. He recorded a four-assist game tonight and still leads the league in points with 15. The next closest player? Mark Stone with 13, and then William Nylander with 11. Right now, it’s Jack’s world, and we’re all living in it.
4. Mitch Marner scored his first goal as a Golden Knight tonight. His first goal was nice, but the second one? That was a highlight reel goal. He shrugged off Kevin Bahl’s stick, dodged Dustin Wolf’s poke check, and elevated it up and over Wolf’s pads. Get used to that.
5. The Golden Knights were on the power play for a grand total of 1:45. Up four goals in the third period, they didn’t even look like they were trying on their third opportunity. Still, Stone scored in just 16 seconds. That’s how automatic their top unit is.
6. As per usual, Saturday was fight night in Las Vegas. Colton Sissons and Ryan Lomberg “chucked knucks” 2:22 into the first period. Jeremy Lauzon followed up Sissons’ fight at 8:25 in the first and challenged Adam Klapka after the latter laid a hard hit on Zach Whitecloud.
7. Now for the bad news. Mark Stone left the game with around 10 minutes left in the third period, and he didn’t return. He was awarded first star of the night (2G, 2A), but didn’t come out of the tunnel to do the victory lap. Bruce Cassidy didn’t have an update postgame; we’ll know more Monday. But this team is humming, and Stone would be a terrible loss both at 5-on-5 and on the power play.