Golden Knights’ Mitch Marner scores dazzling between-the-legs goal with back to net

ANAHEIM, Calif. – It took only one minute for Mitch Marner to send the building into stunned silence.

Honda Center was rocking for the start of Thursday’s pivotal Game 6 between the Anaheim Ducks and Vegas Golden Knights. That is, until Marner opened the scoring with a spectacular between-the-legs goal at the 62-second mark.

Vegas’ star forward caught a stretch pass from linemate William Karlsson, and skated in on goalie Lukáš Dostál. Ducks defenseman Jackson LaCombe caught up to Marner, attempted a stick lift, and even shoved him off balance. Marner fought through the contact, hit the brakes, deked the puck around Dostál with a nifty move between his legs and potted the goal to give Vegas an early 1-0 lead.

MITCH MARNER OPENS THE SCORING IN GAME 6 WITH AN UNREAL MOVE 🤩 pic.twitter.com/k28iLmZ4Ky

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It was Marner’s seventh goal of the playoffs, which more than doubles his previous career high in a postseason and ranks second in the NHL in these playoffs behind only his linemate, Brett Howden.

Howden’s eighth goal came minutes after Marner’s spectacular tally, and Marner had the primary assist on that play. It was Howden’s third short-handed goal of this postseason, all three of which have been assisted by Marner.

Marner leads this postseason with 18 points, surpassing his previous career high of 14. He has seven goals and seven assists in the last seven games, starting with the series-clinching Game 6 win against Utah in the first round.