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Mammoth win the first NHL playoff game in Utah, beating Vegas 4-2 for 2-1 series lead

— Lawson Crouse scored twice in a 5:42 span in the second period and the Utah Mammoth won the first NHL playoff game in the state, beating the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Friday night for a 2-1 series lead.
Apr 25, 2026, 06:15 am - AP
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1st PeriodVGKUTA
12:59MacKenzie Weegar (2)
Assists: Liam O'Brien (1), Kailer Yamamoto (3)
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17:45Dylan Guenther (2) (Power Play)
Assists: Logan Cooley (1), Clayton Keller (1)
02
2nd PeriodVGKUTA
4:06Lawson Crouse (1)
Assists: Nick Schmaltz (1), MacKenzie Weegar (1)
03
9:48Lawson Crouse (2)
Assists: Clayton Keller (2)
04
13:20Jack Eichel (1)
Assists: Ivan Barbashev (1), Mark Stone (1)
14
3rd PeriodVGKUTA
16:52Nic Dowd (2)
Assists: Reilly Smith (1), Cole Smith (2)
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Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Logan Cooley hit Mark Stone
  • Takeaway by Dylan Guenther
  • Takeaway by John Marino
  • Michael Carcone hit Kaedan Korczak
  • Brett Howden shot blocked by John Marino
  • Liam O'Brien hit Rasmus Andersson
  • Brandon Tanev hit Noah Hanifin
  • MacKenzie Weegar hit Colton Sissons
  • MacKenzie Weegar hit Nic Dowd
  • Giveaway by Lawson Crouse
  • Logan Cooley faceoff won against Mark Stone
  • Logan Cooley hit Noah Hanifin
  • Dylan Guenther Backhand saved by Carter Hart
  • Mitch Marner shot blocked by Nate Schmidt
  • Giveaway by Michael Carcone
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Lawson Crouse hit Jack Eichel
  • Nick Schmaltz faceoff won against Brett Howden
  • Giveaway by John Marino
  • Brett Howden shot blocked by Nick Schmaltz
  • Clayton Keller Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Logan Cooley faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Dylan Guenther hit Jeremy Lauzon
  • Giveaway by Logan Cooley
  • Nic Dowd shot blocked by Sean Durzi
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Nate Schmidt
  • Brett Howden shot blocked by Nate Schmidt
  • Mitch Marner shot blocked by Nate Schmidt
  • Michael Carcone hit Kaedan Korczak
  • JJ Peterka Slap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Alexander Kerfoot Interference - Goalkeeper against Carter Hart
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Giveaway by Ian Cole
  • Logan Cooley faceoff won against Brett Howden
  • Giveaway by Kailer Yamamoto
  • Giveaway by Karel Vejmelka
  • MacKenzie Weegar Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Liam O'Brien (1), Kailer Yamamoto (3)
  • Nick Schmaltz Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Lawson Crouse hit Jack Eichel
  • Dylan Guenther Backhand Wide Right
  • Sean Durzi Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Kaedan Korczak shot blocked by Ian Cole
  • Mikhail Sergachev Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Logan Cooley faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Nate Schmidt Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Nate Schmidt Backhand Wide Right
  • Dylan Guenther Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Dylan Guenther Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Nick Schmaltz
  • Dylan Guenther Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Dylan Guenther Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Logan Cooley (1), Clayton Keller (1)
  • Michael Carcone hit Kaedan Korczak
  • Giveaway by Ian Cole
  • Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Ian Cole
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Giveaway by Dylan Guenther
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Giveaway by John Marino
  • Lawson Crouse hit Rasmus Andersson
  • Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Nick Schmaltz
  • Brandon Tanev hit Jeremy Lauzon
  • Giveaway by Brandon Tanev
  • Tomas Hertl shot blocked by Sean Durzi
  • Shea Theodore shot blocked by Ian Cole
  • Alexander Kerfoot faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Lawson Crouse Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Nick Schmaltz (1), MacKenzie Weegar (1)
  • Michael Carcone Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Ian Cole hit Pavel Dorofeyev
  • Mitch Marner shot blocked by Liam O'Brien
  • Kailer Yamamoto hit Noah Hanifin
  • Giveaway by Nate Schmidt
  • Mikhail Sergachev Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  • MacKenzie Weegar hit Brett Howden
  • JJ Peterka hit Kaedan Korczak
  • Liam O'Brien hit Keegan Kolesar
  • Giveaway by Mikhail Sergachev
  • Nick Schmaltz hit Shea Theodore
  • Lawson Crouse Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Clayton Keller (2)
  • Giveaway by Nate Schmidt
  • Ian Cole Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Dylan Guenther Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Logan Cooley
  • Alexander Kerfoot Backhand Wide Left
  • Michael Carcone Tip-In Wide Right
  • Mikhail Sergachev hit Cole Smith
  • Brandon Tanev hit Shea Theodore
  • Nate Schmidt Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Kevin Stenlund Wrist Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Kailer Yamamoto hit Noah Hanifin
  • Kailer Yamamoto hit Rasmus Andersson
  • Mark Stone shot blocked by Mikhail Sergachev
  • Giveaway by Nick Schmaltz
  • Brandon Tanev hit Reilly Smith
  • Ian Cole hit Tomas Hertl
  • Alexander Kerfoot faceoff won against Colton Sissons
  • Dylan Guenther hit Noah Hanifin
  • Giveaway by Dylan Guenther
  • Mikhail Sergachev Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Dylan Guenther Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Nick Schmaltz hit Jeremy Lauzon
  • Lawson Crouse hit Mark Stone
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Brett Howden
  • Nate Schmidt Interference against Tomas Hertl
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Ian Cole Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Logan Cooley faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Giveaway by Nick Schmaltz
  • Dylan Guenther hit Reilly Smith
  • Brayden McNabb shot blocked by JJ Peterka
  • Takeaway by Alexander Kerfoot
  • Michael Carcone hit Nic Dowd
  • Liam O'Brien hit Cole Smith
  • Giveaway by Mikhail Sergachev
  • Giveaway by MacKenzie Weegar
  • Brandon Tanev hit Rasmus Andersson
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Mitch Marner
  • Dylan Guenther hit Mitch Marner
  • Sean Durzi Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • MacKenzie Weegar hit Nic Dowd
  • Pavel Dorofeyev shot blocked by Sean Durzi
  • Michael Carcone hit Nic Dowd
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Liam O'Brien Backhand Wide Right
  • Kevin Stenlund Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • John Marino Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Liam O'Brien hit Brayden McNabb
  • MacKenzie Weegar Roughing against Rasmus Andersson
  • Mikhail Sergachev Cross-checking against Ivan Barbashev
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Kevin Stenlund
  • Logan Cooley hit Ivan Barbashev
  • Shea Theodore shot blocked by Kevin Stenlund
  • Mikhail Sergachev Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Giveaway by MacKenzie Weegar
  • Nick Schmaltz faceoff won against Jack Eichel
  • Lawson Crouse Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Dylan Guenther
  • Dylan Guenther Snap Shot saved by Carter Hart
  • Giveaway by MacKenzie Weegar
  • Liam O'Brien Interference against Cole Smith
  • Nate Schmidt hit Jack Eichel
  • Cole Smith shot blocked by John Marino
  • Logan Cooley faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
  • Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Brett Howden
  • Giveaway by Mikhail Sergachev
  • Reilly Smith shot blocked by Ian Cole
  • Ian Cole hit Nic Dowd
  • Dylan Guenther hit Mitch Marner
  • Off-side
  • Giveaway by Shea Theodore
  • Logan Cooley shot blocked by Mark Stone
  • Dylan Guenther shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  • Ivan Barbashev hit John Marino
  • Brett Howden Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Kaedan Korczak Slap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Noah Hanifin Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Rasmus Andersson Slap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  • Reilly Smith hit Sean Durzi
  • Brandon Tanev shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Liam O'Brien
  • Sean Durzi shot blocked by Tomas Hertl
  • Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Cole Smith hit Mikhail Sergachev
  • Cole Smith Tip-In saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Puck in Netting
  • Noah Hanifin Slap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Giveaway by Ivan Barbashev
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mitch Marner faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz
  • Off-side
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Alexander Kerfoot
  • Tomas Hertl hit Alexander Kerfoot
  • Colton Sissons hit Mikhail Sergachev
  • Nic Dowd Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Brayden McNabb
  • Jack Eichel hit Logan Cooley
  • Jack Eichel hit Mikhail Sergachev
  • Ivan Barbashev hit Kailer Yamamoto
  • Icing
  • Lawson Crouse shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Nate Schmidt
  • Icing
  • Nic Dowd Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Rasmus Andersson Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Alexander Kerfoot
  • Icing
  • Mitch Marner faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz
  • Takeaway by Pavel Dorofeyev
  • Jack Eichel Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Mitch Marner Slap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Takeaway by Noah Hanifin
  • Colton Sissons hit Dylan Guenther
  • Icing
  • Jeremy Lauzon Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Andersson
  • Brett Howden hit Logan Cooley
  • Giveaway by Pavel Dorofeyev
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Alexander Kerfoot
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Colton Sissons hit Nate Schmidt
  • Dylan Guenther shot blocked by Shea Theodore
  • Brayden McNabb High-sticking against Logan Cooley
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Logan Cooley
  • Ivan Barbashev hit Nate Schmidt
  • Keegan Kolesar hit MacKenzie Weegar
  • Puck in Benches
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Logan Cooley
  • Cole Smith hit Ian Cole
  • Colton Sissons Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Cole Smith hit Logan Cooley
  • Colton Sissons Backhand saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Colton Sissons hit MacKenzie Weegar
  • Jack Eichel Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Brayden McNabb Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Rasmus Andersson Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Ivan Barbashev hit MacKenzie Weegar
  • Kaedan Korczak hit Kevin Stenlund
  • Reilly Smith hit Liam O'Brien
  • High Stick
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Kailer Yamamoto
  • Rasmus Andersson Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Noah Hanifin Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jeremy Lauzon hit Alexander Kerfoot
  • Brett Howden Backhand Wide Right
  • Reilly Smith Backhand Failed Bank Attempt
  • Puck in Benches
  • Brayden McNabb hit Clayton Keller
  • Jack Eichel hit Logan Cooley
  • Mitch Marner Tip-In Wide Left
  • Jeremy Lauzon hit Alexander Kerfoot
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Ian Cole
  • Cole Smith hit Nate Schmidt
  • Puck in Netting
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz
  • Mark Stone shot blocked by Jack Eichel
  • Giveaway by Shea Theodore
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Alexander Kerfoot
  • Icing
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Eichel faceoff won against Dylan Guenther
  • Ivan Barbashev hit Logan Cooley
  • Ivan Barbashev Backhand saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Jack Eichel Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Ivan Barbashev (1), Mark Stone (1)
  • Puck in Benches
  • Mitch Marner faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz
  • Kaedan Korczak Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Noah Hanifin
  • Mikhail Sergachev shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
  • Puck in Benches
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  • Keegan Kolesar Backhand saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Brett Howden Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Keegan Kolesar
  • Alexander Kerfoot shot blocked by Brayden McNabb
  • Giveaway by Mitch Marner
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Slap Shot Hit Left Post
  • Rasmus Andersson Slap Shot Hit Right Post
  • Shea Theodore Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ivan Barbashev hit Nate Schmidt
  • Icing
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Logan Cooley
  • Takeaway by Shea Theodore
  • Reilly Smith hit Logan Cooley
  • Icing
  • Mitch Marner faceoff won against Logan Cooley
  • Mitch Marner Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Mitch Marner Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Alexander Kerfoot
  • Icing
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Alexander Kerfoot
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Cole Smith Tip-In Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Keegan Kolesar
  • Tomas Hertl Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Rasmus Andersson Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Keegan Kolesar hit MacKenzie Weegar
  • Icing
  • Colton Sissons faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz
  • Puck in Netting
  • Brayden McNabb shot blocked by Mark Stone
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Takeaway by Pavel Dorofeyev
  • Nic Dowd Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Puck in Netting
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  • Keegan Kolesar Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Tomas Hertl Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Ivan Barbashev hit Lawson Crouse
  • Rasmus Andersson Roughing against MacKenzie Weegar
  • Brett Howden Deflected saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brett Howden faceoff won against Nick Schmaltz
  • Noah Hanifin Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Brett Howden hit Kailer Yamamoto
  • Kaedan Korczak Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Kailer Yamamoto
  • Kaedan Korczak hit Sean Durzi
  • High Stick
  • Colton Sissons hit MacKenzie Weegar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Jeremy Lauzon Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Reilly Smith Tip-In Wide Right
  • Noah Hanifin hit Dylan Guenther
  • Kaedan Korczak hit Alexander Kerfoot
  • Keegan Kolesar hit Sean Durzi
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  • Jack Eichel Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
  • Pavel Dorofeyev Slap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Mitch Marner Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Mark Stone Tip-In saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Tomas Hertl Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Takeaway by Mitch Marner
  • Brett Howden hit Kailer Yamamoto
  • Brayden McNabb Wrist Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
  • Reilly Smith Backhand Wide Right
  • Nic Dowd Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Reilly Smith (1), Cole Smith (2)
  • Lawson Crouse shot blocked by Jack Eichel
  • Mikhail Sergachev shot blocked by Rasmus Andersson
  • Nick Schmaltz shot blocked by Jack Eichel
  • Giveaway by Jack Eichel
  • Icing
  • Timeout - Visitor
  • Giveaway by Jack Eichel
  • Puck in Penalty Benches
  • Colton Sissons hit Mikhail Sergachev
  • Dylan Guenther shot blocked by Mitch Marner
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