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Theodore's Overtime Goal Lifts Golden Knights to 5-4 Win over Mammoth; Series Tied at 2-All
The Golden Knights erased a three-goal lead and tied the series 2-2 after Shea Theodore scored 51.5 seconds into overtime.
On Monday, Defenseman Shea Theodore scored the overtime winner 51.5 seconds before the buzzer, lifting the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-4 victory over the Utah Mammoth and tying the first-round playoff series at two games apiece.
The Golden Knights initially surged to a 3-0 lead with goals from Pavel Dorofeyev, Brett Howden, and fourth-line winger Cole Smith, but Utah responded with four unanswered scores to take the lead in the third period.
After an apparent winning goal was overturned because Jack Eichel entered the zone offsides, Howden forced overtime with his second goal of the game at 9:35 of the third period.
Utah goalie Karel Vejmelka lost his stick during the decisive sequence, allowing Theodore to score the winner at 19:08 of the first overtime.
With the series knotted at two games each, the clubs head to Las Vegas for Game 5 on Wednesday night at T-Mobile Arena, where Coach John Tortorella stated, "We're ready to play," during his morning skate press conference.
32 Thoughts: The Podcast discuss Vegas’s OT win in Salt Lake City — Shea Theodore’s winner, the wiped-off OT goal, and how it ties the Golden Knights–Mammoth series 2-2.