NHL

Vegas Golden Knights at Utah Mammoth

· West 1st Round - Game 6
Vegas Golden Knights
39-26-17

vs
Utah Mammoth
43-33-6

Golden Knights aim to clinch series win against the Mammoth

Vegas Golden Knights (39-26-17, in the Pacific Division) vs. Utah Mammoth (43-33-6, in the Central Division)

Salt Lake City; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT

LINE: Golden Knights -119, Mammoth -101; over/under is 5.5

NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Golden Knights lead series 3-2

BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights look to clinch the first round of the NHL Playoffs over the Utah Mammoth in game six. The teams meet Wednesday for the ninth time this season. The Golden Knights won the last meeting 5-4 in overtime. Pavel Dorofeyev scored three goals in the victory.

Utah has gone 23-16-4 at home and 43-33-6 overall. The Mammoth have gone 43-11-2 when scoring three or more goals.

Vegas has a 39-26-17 record overall and a 20-15-8 record in road games. The Golden Knights have a 40-6-11 record in games they score at least three goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Guenther has 39 goals and 34 assists for the Mammoth. Lawson Crouse has six goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

Dorofeyev has 37 goals and 27 assists for the Golden Knights. Mark Stone has scored six goals with four assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mammoth: 4-4-2, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.1 assists, 4.1 penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

Golden Knights: 7-2-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.1 assists, 3.4 penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.

INJURIES: Mammoth: Barrett Hayton: day to day (upper-body).

Golden Knights: William Karlsson: out (lower body).

Regular Season Series

UTA wins series 2-1

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originVGK https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originUTA
2.95 Goals Against Average 2.93
24.4 Shots Against per Game 26.1
81.4 Penalty Kill Percentage 78.1
38 Power Play Goals Against 54
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.22 Goals For per Game 3.27
29.0 Shots per Game 27.7
58 Power Play Goals 46
24.6 Power Play Percentage 20.0
6 Short Handed Goals 8
609 Penalty Minutes 776

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Capacity:

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

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
Full Standings
Golden Knights Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> UTA W 4-2
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> UTA L 3-2
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> UTA L 4-2
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> UTA W 5-4 OT
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px; vertical-align: inherit;"> UTA W 5-4 2OT
Mammoth Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> VGK L 4-2
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> VGK W 3-2
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> VGK W 4-2
vs <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> VGK L 5-4 OT
@ <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png" style="padding-left: 4px; width: 20px;"> VGK L 5-4 2OT