Vegas Golden Knights vs Anaheim Ducks

Playoffs · Friday, May 8, 2026 · Honda Center

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6–2

Final

SOG 28–33

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Game summary

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 on Friday, May 8, 2026 at Honda Center. The Ducks outshot the Golden Knights 33-28.

Mitch Marner scored a hat trick. Shea Theodore, Brayden McNabb, Beckett Sennecke, Chris Kreider and Brett Howden also scored.

Carter Hart made 31 saves on 33 shots for the win; Lukas Dostal stopped 5 of 8.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
VGK	3	2	1	6	28
ANA	0	0	2	2	33

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Shea Theodore (3)Jack Eichel (10), Mark Stone (4)1–001:06 VGK
Brayden McNabb (1)Mitch Marner (7)Carlson 1:30 into shift2–012:13 VGK · SHG
Mitch Marner (4)Pavel Dorofeyev (2), Colton Sissons (3)3–019:55 VGK · PPG

2nd period

Mitch Marner (5)Shea Theodore (4), Brett Howden (2)Carlson 1:06 into shift4–009:19 VGK
Mitch Marner (6)William Karlsson (1), Ivan Barbashev (5)5–017:56 VGK

3rd period

Beckett Sennecke (3)Alex Killorn (4), Mikael Granlund (5)5–106:30 ANA
Chris Kreider (2)Troy Terry (7), Leo Carlsson (6)5–215:09 ANA
Brett Howden (6)Unassisted6–218:04 VGK · EN

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:30

2–0 · 1st 12:13 · McNabb. Carlson was 1:30 into his shift when it went in.

GoalVGK on iceANA on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 VGK

1st 1:06 · Theodore

Killorn 0:40

NormalKillorn 0:40

2–0 VGK

1st 12:13 · SH · McNabb

Stuck out there: Carlson 1:30

Stuck out thereCarlson 1:30

3–0 VGK

1st 19:55 · PP · Marner

Killorn 0:29

Fresh legsKillorn 0:29

4–0 VGK

2nd 9:19 · Marner

Long shift: Carlson 1:06

Long shiftCarlson 1:06

5–0 VGK

2nd 17:56 · Marner

Gauthier 0:57

NormalGauthier 0:57

5–1 ANA

3rd 6:30 · Sennecke

Dowd 0:14

Fresh legsDowd 0:14

5–2 ANA

3rd 15:09 · Kreider

Dorofeyev 0:37

Fresh legsDorofeyev 0:37

6–2 VGK

3rd 18:04 · EN · Howden

Kreider 1:41

Empty netKreider 1:41

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

VGKANA

28Shots on goal33

57%Faceoff %43%

1/3Power play0/2

4Penalty minutes6

23Hits53

20Blocked shots6

16Giveaways8

8Takeaways4

Penalties

1st 03:33Brett Howden · cross checking2 min
1st 10:43Jack Eichel · hooking2 min
1st 18:29Jackson LaCombe · elbowing2 min
2nd 18:19Jeffrey Viel · cross checking2 min
2nd 19:54Ville Husso · delaying game illegal play by goalie2 min

Season series

Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights skaters

93Mitch MarnerR	3	1	4	+4	5	0	0	0	–	23:07
21Brett HowdenC	1	1	2	+2	1	1	0	2	–	17:37
27Shea TheodoreD	1	1	2	+3	2	0	4	0	–	21:20
9Jack EichelC	0	1	1	+1	4	0	1	2	43	20:59
10Colton SissonsC	0	1	1	-1	3	4	3	0	75	16:52
16Pavel DorofeyevR	0	1	1	-1	1	1	0	0	–	15:45
49Ivan BarbashevL	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0	–	16:31
61Mark StoneR	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	–	04:24
71William KarlssonC	0	1	1	+2	2	0	1	0	61	19:20
3Brayden McNabbD	1	0	1	+3	1	2	3	0	–	19:31
22Cole SmithR	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	–	12:06
26Nic DowdC	0	0	0	-1	1	4	2	0	36	12:42
48Tomas HertlC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	88	12:23
55Keegan KolesarR	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	11:24
4Rasmus AnderssonD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	20:16
15Noah HanifinD	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	–	18:53
17Ben HuttonD	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	–	16:33
52Dylan CoghlanD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	16:17

Vegas Golden Knights goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
33Adin HillG		0	0	0	–	00:00
79Carter HartG	W	33	31	2	.939	60:00

Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim Ducks skaters

17Alex KillornL	0	1	1	-3	3	0	0	0	–	16:36
19Troy TerryR	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	–	18:34
20Chris KreiderL	1	0	1	-1	3	6	0	0	–	17:09
45Beckett SenneckeR	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	–	15:34
64Mikael GranlundC	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	56	15:55
91Leo CarlssonC	0	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	15	18:34
24Jansen HarkinsC	0	0	0	0	3	6	1	0	–	11:48
25Ryan PoehlingC	0	0	0	-3	0	4	0	0	31	18:06
28Jeffrey VielL	0	0	0	-1	1	3	0	2	100	11:01
42Tim WasheC	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	64	11:58
44Ross JohnstonL	0	0	0	-1	1	5	0	0	–	11:28
61Cutter GauthierL	0	0	0	-3	2	3	1	0	100	15:49
2Jackson LaCombeD	0	0	0	0	1	8	0	2	–	22:49
14Drew HellesonD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	12:18
60Tyson HindsD	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	–	14:35
65Jacob TroubaD	0	0	0	+1	3	3	0	0	–	23:09
74John CarlsonD	0	0	0	-4	3	2	0	0	–	21:02
98Pavel MintyukovD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	–	20:20

Anaheim Ducks goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Lukas DostalG	L	8	5	3	.625	20:00
33Ville HussoG		19	17	2	.895	37:49