NHL

Utah Mammoth at Vegas Golden Knights

· West 1st Round - Game 5
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Dorofeyev's late goal for Golden Knights sends Game 5 against Mammoth into first of 2 OTs tied at 4

Carter Hart robs Mammoth with save

Neither team scored in the first overtime, forcing a second sudden-death session.

The teams are 2-2 in the opening-round best-of-seven series.

Utah rallied in the third period when Dylan Guenther tied it at 5:54 on a rush play and Michael Carcone on a 2-on-1 with 7:18 left.

John Marino, Lawson Crouse and Guenther also have scored for the Mammoth and Clayton Keller has two assists. Karel Vejmelka has made 19 saves.

Pavel Dorofeyev had two goals in 13 career playoff games before this one. Also for the Golden Knights, Shea Theodore has a goal and assist and Jack Eichel has two assists. Carter Hart has stopped 22 shots.

Both teams have continued to struggled on the power play, combining to go 1 for 8. Vegas ended a scoring drought of 13 power plays when Dorofeyev scored from the right circle to make it 1-1 with 40.2 seconds left in the first period. But the Golden Knights are just 3 for 17 for the series, which is better than Utah's 1-for-13 showing.

The Golden Knights twice rallied in the first two periods, and goals 1:38 apart by Dorofeyev and Theodore late in the second put them ahead 3-2. It's the first time Vegas took the lead into the third period in this series, but the Golden Knights were the NHL's best third-period team in the regular season with a plus-47 goal differential.

But both teams have been resilient — and physical.

They combined for 68 hits, each side determined to assert itself. But those also sometimes resulted in unnecessary penalties, with the Mammoth taking three in the first period on an open-ice interference by Nick Schmaltz, a clothesline takedown of Ivan Barbashev by Logan Cooley officially called holding and a boarding minor on Mikhail Sergachev.

The Golden Knights were hardly blameless. Cole Smith picked up a double-minor high-sticking penalty just 11 seconds into third period, but Vegas killed off the four minutes.

Regular Season Series

UTA wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 17:11 John Marino Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Clayton Keller (3), Nick Schmaltz (3)
Goal 1st Period 19:19 Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (2), Jack Eichel (6)
Goal 2nd Period 10:40 Lawson Crouse Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Clayton Keller (4), Mikhail Sergachev (4)
Goal 2nd Period 15:37 Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Shea Theodore (1), Ivan Barbashev (3)
Goal 2nd Period 17:17 Shea Theodore Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (2)
Goal 3rd Period 5:54 Dylan Guenther Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Kailer Yamamoto (4), MacKenzie Weegar (2)
Goal 3rd Period 12:42 Michael Carcone Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Alexander Kerfoot (1)
Goal 3rd Period 19:07 Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Reilly Smith (2), Jack Eichel (7)
Goal 5 5:28 Brett Howden Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (4)

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 20
43 Hits 44
9 Takeaways 5
38 Shots 36
0 Power Play Goals 1
5 Power Play Opportunities 5
0.0 Power Play Percentage 20.0
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
41 Faceoffs Won 40
50.6 Faceoff Win Percent 49.4
23 Giveaways 26
6 Total Penalties 5
12 Penalty Minutes 12

Game Information

T-Mobile Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
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2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Colorado 55 16 121 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/dal.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Dallas 50 20 112 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/min.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Minnesota 46 24 104 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Utah 43 33 92 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/stl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">St. Louis 37 33 86 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Nashville 38 34 86 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wpg.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Winnipeg 35 35 82 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/chi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Chicago 29 39 72 14

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vegas 39 26 95 17
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/edm.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Edmonton 41 30 93 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ana.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Anaheim 43 33 92 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/la.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Los Angeles 35 27 90 20
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">San Jose 39 35 86 8
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sea.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Seattle 34 37 79 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cgy.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Calgary 34 39 77 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/van.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vancouver 25 49 58 8
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