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Full Game Highs: Howden's 2OT Shorthanded Winner Seals 5-4 Game 5 Victory for Vegas
Thursday, 30 April, 2026
The Vegas Golden Knights took down the Utah Mammoth in double overtime with a 5-4 win in Game 5 of the First Round on Wednesday night at T-Mobile Arena to take a 3-2 lead in the series.Pavel Dorofeyev led the way with his first career playoff hat trick, including the game-tying goal in the final minute of regulation to force overtime. After a scoreless first extra frame, Brett Howden netted the shorthanded game-winner 5:28 into the second overtime, marking his third career playoff overtime goal.Utah opened the scoring late in the first period before Dorofeyev answered on the power play with 41 seconds remaining to tie the game 1-1. The Mammoth regained the lead in the second period, but Dorofeyev struck again to even the score before Shea Theodore gave Vegas its first lead of the night at 3-2 with a wrist shot from the point. Utah responded with two third-period goals to take a 4-3 advantage before Dorofeyev completed the hat trick in the final minute of regulation to send the game to overtime.Shea Theodore recorded a goal and an assist, including his 10th career playoff go-ahead goal — the most among active defensemen — while Jack Eichel added two assists to become the franchise leader in multi-assist playoff games (11) and move into a tie for second in postseason assists in team history (40). Carter Hart made 34 saves in the win, stopping all 12 shots he faced across both overtime periods.
