Vegas Knights Take Game One, Utah Mammoth Awaits

0:00On April 20th, Vegas Golden Knight snagged a 4-2 win over the Utah Mammoth in Game 1 of their Western conference first round series. Mark Stone and Nick Dow lidded up, scoring just one minute 47 seconds apart in the third period to flip the script. Earlier, Utah jumped ahead with goals from Logan Cooley, late in the first, and Kevin Stenland early in the second. Colton Sissons even did up for Vegas midway through the middle frame, but the Mammoth held that slim lead until the final push. This was Utah's very first Stanley Cup playoff game in franchise history, facing off as the West's first wildcard against the top-seated Pacific, Division Knights. Fans at T-Mobile Arena felt the energy as Vegas turned the tide on home ice. Ivan Barbachev sealed it with an empty net or late, while Carter Hart stopped 31 shots for Vegas. Carl Vegemelka made 27 saves for Utah, but couldn't hold the fort. Game 2 drops Tuesday night at 9.30pm. Eastern Time, right back in Vegas, expected Knights to build momentum while Utah shakes off the playoff jitters.

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