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Golden Knights beat Kraken 6-2 behind 2 goals each from Olofsson and Hertl

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Moschetti, M. (2026, October 7). Golden Knights beat Kraken 6-2 behind 2 goals each from Olofsson and Hertl. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/golden-knights-beat-kraken-6-2-behind-2-goals-each-from-olofsson-and-hertl/article_a6755ca9-84f3-5a0a-8e81-d9ed14678710.html

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Victor Olofsson and Tomas Hertl each scored two goals as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Seattle Kraken 6-2 on Tuesday night. Mark Stone reached 400 points with the team, scoring one goal and assisting on another. Jack Eichel contributed a goal and three assists for Vegas, who led 5-0 after two periods. Shane Wright and Jared McCann scored in the third period for Seattle, but it was too late to change the outcome.

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On Tuesday night, the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Seattle Kraken in a game that ended with a score of 6-2. Leading scorers for Vegas were Victor Olofsson and Tomas Hertl, each contributing two goals to their team's victory. Mark Stone also made significant contributions by scoring one goal and assisting on another, becoming the third player to reach 400 points in the franchise’s history after William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault (who now plays for Nashville). Jack Eichel added a goal and three assists for Vegas, helping them build a commanding 5-0 lead by the end of the second period. Despite efforts from Shane Wright and Jared McCann to narrow the gap in the third period, the Kraken were unable to overcome their deficit.

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🔮 Stone joined Jonathan Marchessault (417, now with Nashville) and current teammate William Karlsson (403) with 400 points for Vegas.

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Knights Kraken SEATTLE Vegas the Vegas Golden Knights

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Kraken ORG · 5× SEATTLE GPE · 5× Stone PERSON · 5× Vegas GPE · 4× Hertl PERSON · 2× Montour PERSON · 2× Olofsson PERSON · 2× Tomas Hertl PERSON · 1× Victor Olofsson PERSON · 1× the Vegas Golden Knights ORG · 1×

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SEATTLE (AP) — Victor Olofsson and Tomas Hertl scored two goals apiece and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Seattle Kraken 6-2 on Tuesday night.

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🔮 Stone joined Jonathan Marchessault (417, now with Nashville) and current teammate William Karlsson (403) with 400 points for Vegas.

2026-10-07 · Toronto Star

Golden Knights beat Kraken 6-2 behind 2 goals each from Olofsson and Hertl · assertive framing

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SEATTLE (AP) — Victor Olofsson and Tomas Hertl scored two goals apiece and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Seattle Kraken 6-2 on Tuesday night. asserted

Knights → score → night

Mark Stone had a goal and an assist to become the third Vegas player to reach 400 points with the team. asserted

Stone → have → team

Jack Eichel scored a goal and had three assists for the Knights, who were up 5-0 after two periods. asserted

who → score → periods

Hertl had two assists. asserted

Hertl → have → assists

Shane Wright and Jared McCann scored third-period goals for the Kraken. asserted

Wright → score → Kraken

Kaapo Kakko assisted on both goals. asserted

Kakko → assist → goals

Olofsson ripped a shot from just inside the blue line on the right wing side to open the scoring with 6:58 left in the first period. asserted

Olofsson → rip → period

He made it 4-0 with 6:53 remaining in the second. asserted

He → make → second

Hertl scored a power-play goal with 4:02 left in the first period to make it 2-0, with Stone getting the primary assist. asserted

Stone → score → assist

With Vegas short-handed early in the second period, Seattle’s Brandon Montour broke his stick on a hard shot from the blue line. asserted

Montour → break → line

Eichel picked up the loose puck, crossing it to Stone coming down the left side. asserted

Eichel → pick → side

Stone drilled it into the back right corner past Kraken goalie Joey Daccord at 1:43. asserted

Stone → drill → 1:43

Stone joined Jonathan Marchessault (417, now with Nashville) and current teammate William Karlsson (403) with 400 points for Vegas. asserted

Stone → join → Vegas

Carter Hart made 25 saves for the Golden Knights. asserted

Hart → make → Knights

Daccord had 16 saves in two periods for Seattle, then was replaced by Philipp Grubauer at the start of the third. asserted

Daccord → have → third

Grubauer made six saves. asserted

Grubauer → make → saves

The third period got chippy. asserted

period → get → ?

Seattle’s Ben Meyers drove Olofsson hard into the boards and was given a five-minute major and game misconduct. asserted

Meyers → drive → major

Montour and Stone got into a fight, with Montour also being given a misconduct. asserted

Montour → get → misconduct

The Kraken’s Ryan Winterton and Vegas’ Marc Gatcomb dropped the gloves with 4:57 left. asserted

Winterton → drop → 4:57

Up next The Kraken begin a five game road trip on Friday at Detroit. asserted

Kraken → begin → Detroit

Las Vegas returns home to face Toronto on Thursday. ___ asserted

Vegas → return → Thursday