Ducks vs. Golden Knights Game 3: Key takeaways as Marner takes NHL playoff scoring lead with hat trick

The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 in Game 3 on Friday night at Honda Center, taking a 2-1 series lead in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Mitch Marner scored a hat trick — his first career playoff hat trick — after Shea Theodore and Brayden McNabb scored first-period goals, as Vegas built a 5-0 lead in the second period. Marner now leads all NHL playoff scorers with 13 points (six goals, seven assists), and Game 4 is scheduled for Sunday night in Anaheim.