Marner's Record Hat Trick Lifts Vegas to 2-1 Cup Lead

Marner’s Record Hat Trick Lifts Vegas to 2-1 Cup Lead

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June 7, 2026

Mitch Marner authored history in Stanley Cup Final Game 3 on June 6, 2026. Marner scored the fastest hat trick in Final history. Vegas beat Carolina 5-4 in double overtime. Vegas now leads the championship series 2-1.

Marner Breaks a 69-Year-Old Stanley Cup Final Record

Marner recorded a natural hat trick in the second period of Game 3. Marner scored three goals in 6:10 on June 6. Marner broke Maurice Richard’s record of 6:29, set in 1957. The Marner hat trick built a 4-0 Vegas lead. Marner also added one assist in that second period.

Marner reached 28 points this postseason, a Vegas single-run franchise record. Marner passed Jack Eichel’s previous club mark of 26 points from 2023. Eichel now trails Marner by eight points among 2026 playoff scorers. Marner notched his second career postseason hat trick on June 6. Marner has driven the Vegas offense throughout the 2026 run.

Maurice Richard held the Final hat-trick speed record for 69 years. Richard scored three goals 6:29 apart in the 1957 Final. Marner now owns the fastest hat trick in Stanley Cup Final history. Vegas won the franchise’s only title in 2023 behind Eichel. The 2026 Vegas core chases a second championship in four seasons.

Vegas won Game 1 by a 5-4 score on June 2. Tomas Hertl scored the Game 1 winner with 3:24 left. Carolina answered in Game 2 with a 4-3 overtime win. Seth Jarvis scored the Game 2 winner on a power play. The Final split the first two games before Game 3.

Carolina erased a four-goal deficit in the third period of Game 3. Carolina scored three goals in 39 seconds, the fastest in Final history. Jordan Martinook, Taylor Hall, and Jordan Staal scored that Carolina burst. The Carolina rally tied Game 3 at 4-4 and forced overtime.

Shea Theodore won Game 3 at 5:38 of the second overtime. Theodore scored on a ricochet off the end boards in Las Vegas. Vegas leads the Stanley Cup Final 2-1 after the Game 3 win. Vegas can seize a 3-1 series edge with another victory.

Marner leads the 2026 Conn Smythe Trophy conversation after Game 3. Marner holds the scoring lead with 28 playoff points. Jack Eichel sits second among Vegas scorers this postseason. A Vegas title would strengthen Marner’s Conn Smythe case further.

Vegas hosts Carolina in Game 4 on Tuesday in Las Vegas. Carolina trails the Stanley Cup Final 2-1 and needs a road win. Marner leads all 2026 playoff scorers with 28 points. Carolina must slow Marner to extend the championship series.