GAME 5 – VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS 5 UTAH MAMMOTH 4 (VGK 3-2) – 2OT

Recap: The Golden Knights were looking to take a 3-2 series lead with a Game 5 victory over the Utah Mammoth at T-Mobile Arena. Utah struck first with under three minutes left in the opening frame. With :41 remaining Pavel Dorofeyev evened the score with a late power play score. Utah took a 2-1 lead midway through the middle period. Five Minutes later Dorofeyev responded with his second game-tying goal of the night. Vegas held momentum after killing off a four-minute high-sticking penalty. However, the Mammoth evened the score on a two-on-one breakout through the Golden Knights defense. On another odd-man rush Utah took the lead with seven minutes left in the match. With under a minute remaining in Game 5, Dorofeyev completed his hat trick and evened the score once again. For the second straight game, overtime was needed for a decision. Ivan Barbashev drew a penalty in OT to set up a game winning power play. Utah killed it off and forced a second overtime period. Vegas eventually won in double overtime with a shorthanded goal by Brett Howden. The Golden Knights take a 3-2 series edge by defeating the Mammoth 5-4 in 2OT. The two teams will travel back to Utah for Game 6 on Friday night. Vegas will have a chance to eliminate Utah and advance to the second round with a win. Puck drop is scheduled for 7PM PT.(Recap by Jason) Analysis: It&#8217;s a story as old as time with the 25-26 Golden Knights. They fell into a deficit in the 1st period, and rescued it. They fell into another deficit in the 2nd period, and not only rescued it but took the lead. Then, the best 3rd period team in the league didn&#8217;t look like themselves and they gave up the lead and looked in serious trouble. But, in VGK fashion, they rescued it yet again, for the 7th time in 5 games. In double OT, the story of the series came through yet again, the penalty kill. Eichel had a chance, stopped, then Howden had a chance, bang. VGK have won consecutive games and now have a 3-2 lead in the series. Brett Howden also has his third career playoff OT goal. (Recap by Ken) Upcoming stories from Game 5 of the first round series between the Vegas Golden Knights vs Utah Mammoth at T-Mobile Arena. Penalty kill, penalty kill, penalty kill Ken&#8217;s Three VGK Stars *** Shea Theodore ** Pavel Dorofeyev * Brett Howden Brett Howden has another shorthanded goal and the Golden Knights have a series lead! The penalty kill has been a god send. &mdash; SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) April 30, 2026 It&#39;s becoming unbelievable how similar this series is to last year&#39;s First Round against MIN. Game 1 &#8211; WinGame 2 &#8211; LossGame 3 &#8211; LossGame 4 &#8211; Win (OT)&#8230; Game 5 &#8211; Win (OT) &mdash; SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) April 30, 2026 There was a time not so long ago that this guy was benched. Now&#8230; pic.twitter.com/GNE8vtPBGj &mdash; SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) April 30, 2026 <blockquote class="