Mitch Marner's 1st playoff hat trick powers Golden Knights to Game 3 win

Danny Webster, Las Vegas Review-Journal on May 9, 2026

Published in Hockey

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mitch Marner recorded the first playoff hat trick of his career, and the Vegas Golden Knights cruised to a 6-2 win in Game 3 of their second-round series against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Friday.

Marner finished with four points, and goaltender Carter Hart made 30 saves.

The Knights lead the best-of-seven series 2-1. Game 4 is at Honda Center on Sunday at 6:30 p.m.

Shea Theodore scored 1:06 into the game, and Brayden McNabb added a short-handed goal to give the Knights a 2-0 lead at 12:13 of the first.

Marner added his first of three unanswered goals with a power-play tally with 4.6 seconds left in the period.

He scored at 9:19 and 17:56 to record the natural hat trick. Marner leads the NHL with six goals and 13 points in the playoffs.

Captain Mark Stone left late in the first period with a lower-body injury. He tried to return, but felt discomfort and went back down the tunnel in the second period.