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Golden Knights end 5-game skid with 5-2 victory over Canucks

Golden Knights end 5-game skid with 5-2 victory over Canucks | iNFOnews.ca
Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel (9) reacts after scoring a goal against the Vancouver Canucks during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist and the Vegas Golden Knights snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night.

Ivan Barbashev scored a goal for the fourth straight game, and Cole Reinhardt, Pavel Dorofayev and Alexander Holtz also had goals for the Knights. Mark Stone had a pair of assists.

Akira Schmid made 21 saves, including a spectacular stop on Vancouver’s Pierre-Olivier Joseph midway through the second period when he dove across the crease to snag the puck with his glove and preserve a 3-1 lead.

Elias N. Pettersson and Joseph had goals for the Canucks, who have now lost three in a row and six of their last seven games and remain in last place in the NHL. Teddy Blueger had a pair of assists and Kevin Lankinen made 26 saves.

After a scoreless first period, things heated up in the second when the teams combined to score on four straight shots, with all four goals coming in a span of 2:30 and Vegas taking a 3-1 lead.

With two third-period goals, the Golden Knights now have 75 third-period goals this season, the most in the NHL. Eichel has 21 multipoint games this season.

Up next

Canucks: At home against Winnipeg on Feb. 25.

Golden Knights: Host Los Angeles on Thursday night.

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Golden Knights end 5-game skid with 5-2 victory over Canucks | iNFOnews.ca
Vegas Golden Knights right wing Alexander Holtz (26) skates against Vancouver Canucks defenseman Filip Hronek (17) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)
Golden Knights end 5-game skid with 5-2 victory over Canucks | iNFOnews.ca
Vancouver Canucks left wing Jake DeBrusk (74) skates against Vegas Golden Knights center Kai Uchacz (77) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)
Golden Knights end 5-game skid with 5-2 victory over Canucks | iNFOnews.ca
Vancouver Canucks defenseman Elias Pettersson (25), left wing Liam Ohgren (92), and right wing Conor Garland (8) celebrate after Pettersson’s goal against the Vegas Golden Knights during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)

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