The Vegas Golden Knights are persistent − and they have Mitch Marner.
After losing a key goal on an unsuccessful challenge in Game 2, they had two goals overturned in the second period of Game 3.
Not to be denied, they scored two goals 16 seconds apart. Marner ended up with a hat trick in the period for a commanding 4-0 lead after two periods. His three goals came in a span of 6 minutes, 10 seconds, setting a record for fastest Stanley Cup Final hat trick. The previous record-holder was the legendary Maurice “Rocket” Richard.
Here’s how it all happened.
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Golden Knights captain Mark Stone got a breakaway goal on a pass from Brett Howden at the blue line. Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour challenged for offsides and a review showed that Howden was in the zone before the puck.
No goal.
Then Jack Eichel scored shortly afterward. Referees consulted and called it a good goal on the ice.
Again, Brind’Amour challenged, this time for goalie interference. And the goal was overturned because Ivan Barbashev was shown on review to have clipped the head of Frederik Andersen as he skated through the crease.
Then the Golden Knights got to work.
They got a power play when Carolina had too many men on the ice. Tomas Hertl scored. Sixteen seconds later, Marner threw the puck in front of the net and Hurricanes defenseman Sean Walker accidentally tipped it past his goalie.
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The Marner show continued. He missed on a breakaway, took a feed from Brayden McNabb and scored his second goal of the game.
He blasted a shot past Andersen on another breakaway for the fastest hat trick in Stanley Cup Final history.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Mitch Marner hat trick sets record after disallowed goals
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