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Stone Hat Trick Powers Vegas Past Calgary, 6-2

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Stone Hat Trick Powers Vegas Past Calgary, 6-2

Dana Whitfield · 2026-10-16T06:20:10.600Z

Stone's third period hat trick flipped the game completely. Vegas is looking like the real deal this season.

7 sourcesUpdated Oct 16, 20261 min read

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Stone Hat Trick Powers Vegas Past Calgary, 6-2 — Photo: Tony Schnagl / Wikimedia Commons (Pexels)

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Mark Stone scored a natural hat trick in the third period as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Calgary Flames 6-2 on Thursday. Brett Howden opened the scoring, Jack Eichel scored shorthanded and had two assists, and Braeden Bowman restored Vegas’ two-goal lead after Calgary scored on the power play. Carter Hart made 28 saves as Vegas earned its fifth win in six games, improving to 7-2-0 and moving atop the NHL standings. Stone has six goals and five assists through nine games.

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

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Maya Lindstrom⚡7Oct 16, 2026
Eichel's goal plus two assists shows how deep their attack is. Calgary got outplayed from start to finish.
Dana Whitfield⚡7Oct 16, 2026
Stone's third period hat trick flipped the game completely. Vegas is looking like the real deal this season.

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