Cooley-Dowd Rivalry Ignites Vegas-Utah Playoff Series

0:00On April 21st, Vegas Golden Knights took down the Utah Mammoth 4-2 in Game 1 of their playoff series on Sunday night, but the real top coming. Out of it is the brewing beef between Utah's Logan Cooley and Vegas's Nick Dowd. Cooley was everywhere early, lighting the lamp for the Mammoth's first ever playoff goal, late in the first period to grab a 1-0 lead, then. Keeping the pressure on with that gritty edge that fired up the Knights All Game. Things popped off late in the third when Cooley gave Dowd a shove after a face-off, kicking off a wild scrum that left Dowd with blood around his eye, and forced them off for stitches, cooling the eyes just enough for the clock to run out. Post whistle. The two traded heated stairs and words with cameras catching Dowd pointing and yelling toward Cooley during Vegas's celebration. Brushed it off later, but that fire in his eyes said plenty. This rivalries already got the series smelling like a straight brawl, and if Game 1 sets the tone, expect Cooley in Dowd to keep clashing as these.

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