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Vegas Golden Knights 5, Utah Mammoth 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Vegas Golden Knights 5, Utah Mammoth 1. Shots on goal: VGK 26, UTA 23. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 VGK 1-0 UTA; P2 VGK 1-0 UTA; P3 VGK 3-1 UTA.

Scoring plays: P1 15:02 Brett Howden (assists: Mitch Marner, Mark Stone) to make it VGK 1-0 UTA; P2 19:15 Mitch Marner (assists: Ivan Barbashev, Noah Hanifin) to make it VGK 2-0 UTA; P3 07:41 Kailer Yamamoto (assists: Mikhail Sergachev, MacKenzie Weegar) to make it VGK 2-1 UTA; P3 09:39 Colton Sissons (assists: Brayden McNabb, Kaedan Korczak) to make it VGK 3-1 UTA; P3 12:09 Mitch Marner (assists: Shea Theodore, Jack Eichel) to make it VGK 4-1 UTA; P3 16:24 Cole Smith to make it VGK 5-1 UTA. Top skaters: Mitch Marner (VGK) 2 G, 1 A; Colton Sissons (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Brett Howden (VGK) 1 G, 0 A; Cole Smith (VGK) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Karel Vejmelka (UTA) 21 saves on 25, decision L; Carter Hart (VGK) 22 saves on 23, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · VGK
Mitch Marner
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 7 SOG · 17:19 TOI
Goals · UTA
Kailer Yamamoto
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG · 09:42 TOI
Goaltending · VGK
Carter Hart
22 saves on 23 shots (.957) · W
Season highs
Mitch Marner · Season-high 7 shots on goal

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

VGK 4 largest lead P3 16:24 (VGK 5, UTA 1) · 3-0 run, P3 9:39–P3 16:24
UTA 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 15:02 Brett Howden (Mitch Marner, Mark Stone) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 1, UTA 0
  • P2 19:15 Mitch Marner (Ivan Barbashev, Noah Hanifin) VGK · slap shot · VGK 2, UTA 0
  • P3 7:41 Kailer Yamamoto (Mikhail Sergachev, MacKenzie Weegar) UTA · snap shot · VGK 2, UTA 1
  • P3 9:39 Colton Sissons (Brayden McNabb, Kaedan Korczak) VGK · wrist shot · VGK 3, UTA 1
  • P3 12:09 Mitch Marner (Shea Theodore, Jack Eichel) VGK · Power play · snap shot · VGK 4, UTA 1
  • P3 16:24 Cole Smith VGK · Empty net · snap shot · VGK 5, UTA 1

Linescore

123 T
VGK 113 5
UTA 001 1

Shots on goal: VGK 26, UTA 23

Biggest Period

The Vegas Golden Knights scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

VGKUTA
26Shots on goal23
58Shot attempts61
44Faceoff wins28
32Hits38
17Blocked shots15
1Power-play goals0
4Takeaways3
12Giveaways20
6Penalty minutes4
95.7%Save %84.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
VGK1010626
UTA68923

🎯 Shot Map

Vegas Golden Knights5 G · 41 attempts
Mitch Marner: saved (wrist)Rasmus Andersson: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (poke)Shea Theodore: saved (snap)Colton Sissons: missed the netIvan Barbashev: saved (backhand)Pavel Dorofeyev: saved (backhand)Jack Eichel: missed the netKaedan Korczak: saved (slap)Nic Dowd: saved (wrist)Brayden McNabb: saved (snap)Ivan Barbashev: missed the netMitch Marner: missed the netMitch Marner: saved (snap)Brett Howden: goal (wrist)Brett Howden: missed the netTomas Hertl: saved (snap)Ivan Barbashev: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: missed the netMark Stone: saved (backhand)Rasmus Andersson: saved (slap)Mitch Marner: saved (backhand)Mitch Marner: saved (backhand)Brett Howden: saved (wrist)Kaedan Korczak: missed the netTomas Hertl: missed the netReilly Smith: saved (snap)Jack Eichel: missed the netMitch Marner: goal (slap)Brayden McNabb: missed the netShea Theodore: missed the netBrayden McNabb: saved (snap)Mitch Marner: saved (backhand)Brayden McNabb: missed the netPavel Dorofeyev: missed the netNic Dowd: saved (snap)Cole Smith: missed the netBrayden McNabb: saved (snap)Colton Sissons: goal (wrist)Mitch Marner: goal (snap)Cole Smith: goal (snap)
  • 5Goals12% of attempts
  • 21Saved51% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net37% of attempts
Utah Mammoth1 G · 46 attempts
Clayton Keller: saved (snap)Brandon Tanev: saved (wrist)Clayton Keller: missed the netClayton Keller: saved (wrist)MacKenzie Weegar: missed the netJJ Peterka: missed the netIan Cole: missed the netClayton Keller: saved (snap)Alexander Kerfoot: saved (wrist)Michael Carcone: missed the netKailer Yamamoto: saved (tip-in)Michael Carcone: missed the netMikhail Sergachev: missed the netJack McBain: saved (wrist)Kevin Stenlund: missed the netJack McBain: missed the netKevin Stenlund: saved (wrist)Mikhail Sergachev: saved (snap)Ian Cole: saved (wrist)Clayton Keller: saved (wrist)Clayton Keller: saved (slap)Kevin Stenlund: saved (poke)Michael Carcone: missed the netIan Cole: saved (wrist)JJ Peterka: missed the netNate Schmidt: saved (wrist)John Marino: missed the netNate Schmidt: missed the netDylan Guenther: missed the netSean Durzi: saved (slap)JJ Peterka: missed the netLogan Cooley: saved (tip-in)Kailer Yamamoto: goal (snap)Sean Durzi: missed the netMichael Carcone: missed the netMichael Carcone: saved (deflected)Nate Schmidt: missed the netClayton Keller: saved (wrist)Sean Durzi: missed the netClayton Keller: missed the netBrandon Tanev: missed the netClayton Keller: saved (wrist)Dylan Guenther: saved (snap)Logan Cooley: missed the netMikhail Sergachev: saved (wrist)JJ Peterka: missed the net
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 22Saved48% of attempts
  • 23Missed the net50% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

VGK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mitch Marner R 213+370117:19
Cole Smith R 101+216015:56
Colton Sissons C 101+215015:54
Brett Howden C 101+121114:18
Brayden McNabb D 011+232224:47
Shea Theodore D 011+110424:30
Noah Hanifin D 011+101023:36
Jack Eichel C 011-100017:13
Ivan Barbashev L 011022117:04
Mark Stone R 011+111015:14
Kaedan Korczak D 011+114011:42
Rasmus Andersson D 000+110320:55
Pavel Dorofeyev R 000010017:13
Nic Dowd C 000+122215:11
Jeremy Lauzon D 000003013:42
Tomas Hertl C 000020110:23
Keegan Kolesar R 000005210:05
Reilly Smith R 000010009:26
VGK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Carter Hart W 222395.7159:32
UTA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Kailer Yamamoto R 101+121009:42
Mikhail Sergachev D 011-122222:28
MacKenzie Weegar D 011-106119:12
Clayton Keller R 000-272220:40
Nick Schmaltz C 000-204020:37
John Marino D 000001219:43
Nate Schmidt D 000010018:33
Lawson Crouse L 000-103118:00
Ian Cole D 000-220117:51
Logan Cooley C 000012017:19
Dylan Guenther R 000014017:11
Michael Carcone L 000-116117:01
Sean Durzi D 000-110215:42
JJ Peterka R 000000015:36
Alexander Kerfoot C 000-112015:01
Kevin Stenlund C 000-220214:42
Jack McBain C 000-112009:42
Brandon Tanev L 000-213109:24
UTA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Karel Vejmelka L 212584.0459:21

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series VGK 5 – 4 UTA
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
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Vegas Golden Knights 4-2-0 W3 L10 4-2-0 Next game recap: vs ANA · Mon, May 4
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