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Golden Knights beat Maple Leafs 6-3 in Marner’s emotional Toronto return

Golden Knights beat Maple Leafs 6-3 in Marner's emotional Toronto return

TORONTO (AP) — Mark Stone had two goals and an assist and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Maple Leafs 6-3 on Friday night inMitch Marner's emotional returnto Toronto.

Associated Press Vegas Golden Knights' Jack Eichel (9), Noah Hanifin (15) and Mark Stone (61) celebrate after a goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs during third-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) Vegas Golden Knights' Shea Theodore (27), Pavel Dorofeyev (16) and Mitch Marner (93) celebrate a goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube, center top, with a black eye and stitches from a gym incident, looks on during first-period NHL hockey game action against the Vegas Golden Knights in Toronto, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) Vegas Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar (55) scores against Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz (41) during first-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) Vegas Golden Knights Rasmus Andersson (4) battles for the puck with Toronto Maple Leafs' Jake McCabe (22) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) Vegas Golden Knights' Mitch Marner (93) tries a wrap around on Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz (41) during third period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Jack Eichel Pavel Dorofeyev, Braeden Bowman and Keegan Kolesar also scored for Vegas. Adin Hill made 18 saves, and Ivan Barbashev had three assists.

Marner, who played nine seasons with the Maple Leafs before his long march out the door ended last summer, was booed every time he touched the puck.

John Tavares, Scott Laughton and Bobby McMann scored for Toronto. Anthony Stolarz stopped 25 shots in his return from an upper-body injury.

Playing in the second of a back-to-back, Vegas won for the first time in three contests following a seven-game winning streak, including a 6-5 overtime victory over the Maple Leafs last week.

Toronto has dropped three in a row and five of six.

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Rasmus Andersson made his debut for Vegas after the blueliner was acquired from Calgary on Sunday.

Golden Knights: At Ottawa on Sunday.

Maple Leafs: Host Colorado on Sunday.

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