Dorofeyev's Hat Trick Sparks Knights' Comeback

0:00It's April 30th, from game day to every day. This is NHL News Today, powered by AI. Vegas Golden Knights Forward, Pablo Dura-Five, exploded for a hat-tricking game-5 against the Utah mammoth, capping it with a clutch goal that tied. Things up, 4-4 which has 52.7 seconds left in the third period, and the goalie pulled. Breadhoud and sealed the 5-4 double overtime win at 5-28 of the second extra frame at T-Mobile Arena. Putting Vegas up 3 games, to 2 in the Western Conference first round. Earlier in the series, Dura-Five struggled with zero goals through the first 3 games, so coach John Tortorella shook things up, dropping him 2. The fourth line in game 3, and benching him for stretches in game 4, despite a quick first period tally there. He even shuffled lines again, putting Dura-Five back on the top unit for game 5 after limiting his ice time late in the previous match-up. He mates in Tortorella lit up after the performance, calling him an elite shooter who thrives

1:01in the dirty areas and finally broke through when. Vegas needed it most. Dura-Five now leads the Knights with 4 goals in the series, his first playoff hat trick fueling the home crowd as hats flew onto the ice. That fire carried Vegas through 2 over times, with Dura-Five nearly ending it early in the first extra session before Houdon delivered. He's been Vegas' top regular season sniper over 2 years, and this outburst shows he's clicking at the right time. Game 6 heads to Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Friday at 10pm, Eastern where the Knights can close out the mammoth in advance if they keep. That momentum rolling.