Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Final (OT)
- Expected goals, UTA–VGK
- 3.4–3.2
- all situations, empty nets out
- VGK share of xG
- 48.6%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 38–38
- UTA–VGK
- Pre-game model
- –
- no projection stored
The story
The Golden Knights edged the Mammoth 5-4 in overtime. Expected goals had it close, 3.2 to 3.4. Hat trick for Pavel Dorofeyev. Lawson Crouse finished 11 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24.
- Pavel DorofeyevHat trick
Hat trick for Pavel Dorofeyev. He played 23:42, about 6 minutes over his average. That was his 41st goal of the season. It finished 5-4 for the Golden Knights in overtime.
- Lawson CrousePhysical
Lawson Crouse finished 11 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24. He played 28:24, about 12 minutes over his average. The Mammoth lost 5-4 to the Golden Knights in overtime.
- Ivan BarbashevPhysical
Ivan Barbashev finished 10 checks. He played 24:27, about 8 minutes over his average. That makes 5 straight games with a point. It finished 5-4 for the Golden Knights in overtime.
- Brett HowdenOvertime winner
Brett Howden scored the overtime winner. He played 20:29, about 6 minutes over his average. He has 15 goals this season. It finished 5-4 for the Golden Knights in overtime.
- John MarinoDrought over
John Marino scored for the first time in 36 games. He played 27:58, about 8 minutes over his average. The Mammoth fell 5-4 to the Golden Knights in overtime.
- Mikhail SergachevIce time
Mikhail Sergachev played 37:35, about 13 minutes more than his average this season. He has 63 points in 83 games this season. The Mammoth fell 5-4 to the Golden Knights in overtime.
Shot data shows up once the overnight job loads this game.
Utah Mammoth
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikhail Sergachev D | 37:35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 5 | 52 |
| Nick Schmaltz C | 30:46 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.66 | 2 | 2 | 75 |
| Clayton Keller R | 29:40 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Lawson Crouse L | 28:24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 11 | 0 | 77 |
| John Marino D | 27:58 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 1 | 2 | 54 |
| Logan Cooley C | 27:37 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.37 | 3 | 0 | 68 |
| Dylan Guenther R | 27:34 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.38 | 1 | 0 | 69 |
| MacKenzie Weegar D | 27:01 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 3 | 2 | 58 |
| Nate Schmidt D | 26:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 59 |
| Ian Cole D | 24:37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 4 | 0 | 57 |
| Alexander Kerfoot C | 19:11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.12 | 4 | 1 | 40 |
| Sean Durzi D | 19:04 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 2 | 3 | 69 |
| Kevin Stenlund C | 18:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Michael Carcone L | 17:36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
| Kailer Yamamoto R | 17:06 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.26 | 3 | 0 | 82 |
| JJ Peterka R | 14:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Barrett Hayton C | 12:49 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Brandon Tanev L | 10:22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.37 | 5 | 0 | 47 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Andersson D | 34:29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.10 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| Shea Theodore D | 34:25 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.27 | 0 | 2 | 59 |
| Noah Hanifin D | 34:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| Jack Eichel C | 31:15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.57 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| Mark Stone R | 30:48 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.46 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| Brayden McNabb D | 27:56 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.05 | 1 | 4 | 59 |
| Mitch Marner R | 25:47 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | 24:27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 10 | 1 | 43 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev R | 23:42 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0.59 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| Brett Howden C | 20:29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.23 | 5 | 0 | 27 |
| Jeremy Lauzon D | 19:52 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.14 | 2 | 2 | 42 |
| Colton Sissons C | 17:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| Nic Dowd C | 16:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 16:19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.13 | 4 | 1 | 56 |
| Cole Smith R | 15:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| Reilly Smith R | 14:55 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Kaedan Korczak D | 14:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | 13:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 3 | 61 |
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