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Vegas Golden Knights center Brett Howden, left, celebrates with Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Jeremy Lauzon (5) after scoring against the Utah Mammoth during second overtime of Game 5 in a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Las Vegas.

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Howden's short-handed goal gives Golden Knights 5-4 double-OT win over Mammoth and 3-2 series lead

Howden's short-handed goal gives Golden Knights 5-4 double-OT win over Mammoth and 3-2 series lead

Brett Howden scored a short-handed goal at 5:28 of the second overtime to give Vegas a 5-4 victory over the Utah Mammoth and put the Golden Knights one victory from winning the first-round series. The Golden Knights take a 3-2 series lead. Vegas’ Pavel Dorofeyev’s 6-on-5 goal with 52.7 seconds left in regulation forced overtime and gave him the sixth playoff hat trick in franchise history. Also for the Golden Knights, Shea Theodore has a goal and assist. Carter Hart stopped 34 shots. John Marino, Lawson Crouse and Guenther scored for the Mammoth. Karel Vejmelka made 31 saves.