Gatcomb nets winner as Golden Knights earn 3-2 win over Vancouver Canucks
Published 8:47 pm Sunday, October 4, 2026
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Marc Gatcomb’s goal stood up as the winner, helping the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Sunday at Rogers Arena.
Mitch Marner and Victor Olofsson also scored for Vegas (2-1-0), with Adin Hill making 17 saves to pick up the goaltending victory.
Paul Cotter and Jonathan Lekkerimaki replied for the Canucks (2-2-0). Kevin Lankinen stopped 25 of 28 shots and took the loss.
Lankinen, who gave up eight goals in his last start against Edmonton, was sharp in the first period as the Canucks emerged with a 1-0 lead.
Former Knight Cotter continued his hot early start, scoring his fourth goal in four games, tipping in a nice feed from Filip Hronek on the power play at 18:52.
Shots on goal after 20 minutes favoured Vegas, 9-6.
Vegas began to take charge in the second period, with Marner pulled the Knights even at 9:01, outwaiting Lankinen and depositing his first of the year into an empty net.
Olofsson gave the visitors their first lead of the night on the power play at 14:30, converting a slick touch pass from Mark Stone for his second goal of the young season.
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Vancouver drew even at 2-2 at 17:54, when Lekkerimaki broke free down the right wing and fired a quick shot that fooled Hill. Lekkerimaki now has two goals on he year.
Vegas regained their advantage just 34 seconds later, when Gatcomb finished off some solid board work from Braeden Bowman and Nic Dowd with his first goal of the campaign.
The Golden Knights held a 26-11 shots margin after two periods.
In the third, the Canucks pulled Lankinen in favour of an extra attacker with more than two minutes to play. They created some sustained pressure, with the best chance being from Brock Boeser, who fired the puck just over the net from in front of Hill. The Knights were able to run out the clock and secure the win.
NOTES: The Canucks were again without Jake DeBrusk (illness), Thatcher Demko (hip) and Filip Chytil (shoulder), while Guillaume Brisebois and Victor Mancini were healthy scratches… The Canucks return to action Thursday (4 p.m), when they visit the defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes as the opener to a six-game road trip… Vancouver outshot Vegas 8-2 in the final frame… Vancouver was 1-for-3 on the power play, while Vegas was 1-for-5.