Overview
- Mark Stone scored twice and added an assist, Jack Eichel opened the scoring, and Ivan Barbashev recorded three assists to pace Vegas.
- Scotiabank Arena greeted Mitch Marner with boos on warmups and puck touches, while a brief tribute video drew a mix of jeers and cheers that he acknowledged.
- Marner called the night "odd and weird" and reiterated his stance of not looking back, expressing relief to have the return game behind him.
- The offseason sign-and-trade that sent Marner to Vegas on an eight-year, $96 million deal set the stage for this month’s two-game sweep of Toronto, including a 6-5 overtime win on Jan. 15 in Las Vegas.
- Rasmus Andersson made his Golden Knights debut, and Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz returned from injury, as Toronto’s skid reached three losses in a row and five of six.