Stone reaches 416 points as Golden Knights defeat Utah

Mark Stone recorded an early assist on Wednesday night, placing him within two points of the franchise career scoring record as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Utah Mammoth 5-3. The victory marked the fourth consecutive win for the team during a five-game homestand.

Stone set up Jack Eichel for a power-play goal at 2:15 of the first period. That goal increased Stone’s career total with the Golden Knights to 416 points. He is now one point behind Jonathan Marchessault, who holds the franchise record for career points.

The Golden Knights built their lead in the second period. Victor Olofsson scored on a power play at 3:07 to extend the margin to 2-1. Olofsson then provided the assists for both of Ivan Barbashev’s goals. Barbashev scored at 4:51 and again at 8:16, with the second goal coming on a breakaway.

Carter Hart made 14 saves for the Golden Knights. Mitch Marner contributed three assists during the game. The team had previously beaten the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Sunday and the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Tuesday to secure this streak.

The Mammoth responded in the third period. Dmitri Simashev scored at 9:07 to bring Utah within one goal at 4-3. Brett Howden answered 1:12 later, slipping a shot through traffic to restore a two-goal lead for Vegas.

Lawson Crouse scored for Utah in the first period. Jack McBain added a second-period goal for the Mammoth, assisted by Crouse. Sebastian Cossa stopped 23 shots for Utah.

The Mammoth will host the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. The Golden Knights are scheduled to face the Nashville Predators at home on Friday night.