Howden's goal in double-OT lifts Golden Knights over Mammoth - ESPN

LAS VEGAS — Brett Howden scored a short-handed goal at 5:28 of the second overtime Wednesday night to give Vegas a 5-4 victory over the Utah Mammoth and put the Golden Knights one victory away from winning the first-round series.

The Golden Knights take a 3-2 lead into their best-of-seven NHL playoffs series on Friday night in Salt Lake City.

Vegas right win Pavel Dorofeyev's six-on-five goal with 52.7 seconds left in regulation forced overtime and gave him the sixth playoff hat trick in franchise history. Dorofeyev had two goals in 13 career playoff games before this one.

«That was a huge game by him,» Golden Knights center Jack Eichel said. «He's a huge part of our team, and it was awesome to see him find the back of the net a few times. It seems like he's been playing pretty well these last few nights and it's great to see him get rewarded.»

Neither team scored in the first overtime, the first time this series either side failed in a period to hit the back of the net.

«I think that was a hell of a game,» Mammoth coach André Tourigny said. «I think both teams played really hard. We were really close. Unfortunately, we gave that six-on-five goal and could not get it done in overtime, but I'm really proud of the way the guys played.»

Also for the Golden Knights, Shea Theodore had a goal and assist, and Eichel had two assists. Carter Hart stopped 34 shots.

John Marino, Lawson Crouse and Dylan Guenther scored for the Mammoth, and Clayton Keller had two assists. Karel Vejmelka made 31 saves.

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

Both teams have continued to struggle on the power play, combining to go 1-for-10. Vegas ended a scoring