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Vegas Stuns Colorado 5-3, Takes 3-0 Lead After MacKinnon Injury

5/25/2026

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Summary

Vegas Leads Series

Vegas beat Colorado 5-3 in Game 3 on May 25 2026 after Nathan MacKinnon left with a knee injury, taking a 3-0 series lead.
Vegas erased a 3-0 hole with three second-period goals, including Mark Stone’s power-play tally 19 seconds in.
Tomas Hertl scored the go-ahead goal at 8:21 of the third period.
Carter Hart made 32 saves while Scott Wedgewood stopped 18 for Colorado.

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Tortorella Urges Calm

Game 3 airs on ESPN at 5 p.m. Pacific (8 p.m. ET) and streams on the app.
Fubo streams the broadcast and provides KKGK 1340 AM, 98.9 FM-HD2 in Las Vegas or KKSE-FM 92.5 FM in Colorado for listeners.
Teams that win the first two conference-final games on the road are 20-1, with 1945 Detroit Red Wings sole exception.
Coach John Tortorella told his players to stay even-keeled and exploit home-ice advantage in Game 3.

History

Historical Context

In 1942 the Toronto Maple Leafs became the first team to win a Stanley Cup after trailing 0-3, sealing the series in seven games. The Detroit Red Wings did the same in 1945, forcing a seventh game. The rarity reappeared in Vegas’s 2026 Game 3 rally, when Mark Stone’s early power-play goal sparked a three-goal second period to cut Colorado’s 3-0 lead.

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Vegas Leads Series

Vegas beat Colorado 5-3 in Game 3 on May 25 2026 after Nathan MacKinnon left with a knee injury, taking a 3-0 series lead.
Vegas erased a 3-0 hole with three second-period goals, including Mark Stone’s power-play tally 19 seconds in.
Tomas Hertl scored the go-ahead goal at 8:21 of the third period.
Carter Hart made 32 saves while Scott Wedgewood stopped 18 for Colorado.

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