Vegas Golden Knights vs Utah Mammoth, West 1st Round Game 3

NHL

Golden Knights

39-26-17, 95 PTS

2-4

Final

Mammoth

43-33-6, 92 PTS

Delta Center

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

VGK shoots leftUTA shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
VGK	13	10	9	32
UTA	6	5	1	12

In net

Carter Hart8/12 SV, .667

Karel Vejmelka30/32 SV, .938

Team	1	2	3	T
VGK	0	1	1	2
UTA	2	2	0	4

Who won: Mammoth 4-2

The Utah Mammoth beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in West 1st Round Game 3 on Friday, April 24, 2026 at Delta Center. The Mammoth win the series 2-1. The Mammoth outscored the Golden Knights 2-0 in the 1st period. Lawson Crouse led the Mammoth in goals (2). Nic Dowd led the Golden Knights in goals (1).

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What it means

Mammoth won the series 2-1.

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Injuries and inactives

Golden Knights1st in Western Conference

Parker Wotherspoon D
Upper Body
Out
Lukas Cormier D
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve

Mammoth1st in Western Conference

Michael Carcone LW
Upper Body
Out
Maveric Lamoureux D
Shoulder
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Golden Knights1st in Western Conference

Carter Hart G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Mammoth1st in Western Conference

Karel Vejmelka G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

UTA wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Mammoth 4, Golden Knights 0 (Mar 19)

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Game info

Venue: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT · Attendance 12,478
Officials: Gord Dwyer (Referee), Tom Chmielewski (Referee), Pierre Lambert (Referee), Ryan Gibbons (Linesman), Libor Suchanek (Linesman)