Vegas Golden Knights Win Game 3

May 9, 2026, 19:14
CanadaSports

Introduction

The Vegas Golden Knights won 6-2 against the Anaheim Ducks. Now, Vegas leads the series 2-1.

Main Body

Vegas played very well. Mitch Marner scored three goals. Vegas scored five goals before the Ducks scored any. The Ducks are a young team. They did not play in the playoffs for eight years. The Ducks scored two goals in the last part of the game. But they did not score enough. Vegas had a strong defense. They stopped many shots from the Ducks. Mitch Marner is the best player in the playoffs right now. He has 13 points. But the Vegas captain, Mark Stone, got hurt. He left the game after the first part.

Conclusion

The teams play Game 4 on Sunday in Anaheim.

Learning

⚡ The 'Past' Pattern

In this story, we see words that tell us things already happened.

The Action Word Change Most words just add -ed to move to the past:

  • Play → Played
  • Score → Scored
  • Stop → Stopped

The 'No' Pattern (Negatives) When something did NOT happen, we use did not + the normal word. We do not add -ed here!

❌ did not played → ✅ did not play ❌ did not scored → ✅ did not score

The 'Odd' Words Some words change completely. You just have to memorize them:

  • Win → Won
  • Is → Was (or got for a change in state)

Quick Summary: Past = Word + ed  (usually)\text{ (usually)} Past Negative = did not + Word

Vocabulary Learning

won
to be victorious in a contest
Example:The team won the game.
against
in opposition to
Example:The player fought against the opponent.
played
to participate in a game
Example:She played soccer yesterday.
scored
to make points in a game
Example:He scored two goals.
team
a group working together
Example:The team practiced hard.
playoffs
a series of games to decide a champion
Example:The playoffs start next week.
game
an activity for entertainment
Example:We watched a football game.
strong
having great power or influence
Example:She has a strong voice.
defense
protecting against attack
Example:The defense stopped the ball.
best
of the highest quality
Example:She is the best player.
captain
leader of a team
Example:The captain gave a speech.
hurt
to cause pain or injury
Example:He hurt his arm during the game.