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Vegas Golden Knights at Utah Hockey Club

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Vegas Golden Knights
11-4-2
Final
4 - 2
Utah Hockey Club
7-7-3

Karlsson scores 2 late goals and Golden Knights rally for 4-2 win over Utah

William Karlsson ices the win for the Golden Knights

Karlsson scored twice in the final 73 seconds, adding an empty-netter with 28.2 seconds left. Tomas Hertl had a pair of power-play goals to help Vegas erase a two-goal deficit. Adin Hill made 32 saves for the Golden Knights.

Logan Cooley and Mikhail Sergachev scored for Utah. Karel Vejmelka made 25 saves.

Cooley blasted in a 30-foot slap shot in the first period and Sergachev scored on a second-period power play to put Utah ahead 2-0.

Hertl got Vegas on the board when he tapped in the puck later in the second and then tied it in the third on another close-range blast.

Takeaways Golden Knights: Creating shots didn’t come easy for Vegas, but success on the power play helped turn the game around.

Utah: Better-than-usual defensive form kept Utah competitive, but diminishing returns on offense in the third period made it tough to prevent a rally.

Key moment Hertl snapped the puck past Vejmelka’s shoulder with 11:37 left in the third to tie the game.

Key stat Utah had 16 shots on goal in the first period, its most in a period this season.

Up next Vegas hosts Washington on Sunday, while Utah hosts the Capitals on Monday.

Regular Season Series

VGK leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 11:16 Logan Cooley Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Matias Maccelli (6), Dylan Guenther (7)
Goal 2nd Period 6:59 Mikhail Sergachev Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Clayton Keller (9), Alexander Kerfoot (3)
Goal 2nd Period 13:37 Tomas Hertl Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Nicolas Roy (7), Jack Eichel (21)
Goal 3rd Period 8:23 Tomas Hertl Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: William Karlsson (5), Jack Eichel (22)
Goal 3rd Period 18:42 William Karlsson Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Kaedan Korczak (3), Cole Schwindt (5)
Goal 3rd Period 19:31 William Karlsson Goal (4) Backhand, assists: none

Statistics

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25 Blocked Shots 8
30 Hits 12
7 Takeaways 3
29 Shots 32
2 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 4
66.7 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
25 Faceoffs Won 39
39.1 Faceoff Win Percent 60.9
11 Giveaways 14
6 Total Penalties 4
23 Penalty Minutes 11
Utah Hockey Club Utah Hockey Club Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
MacKenzie Weegar, D Day-To-Day Apr 5
Jack McBain, C Out Apr 4
Barrett Hayton, C Out Mar 26
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 11,131 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Edmonton 39 29 87 9
Anaheim 41 31 87 5
Vegas 35 26 86 16
Los Angeles 32 26 83 19
San Jose 37 32 81 7
Seattle 32 33 75 11
Calgary 32 36 72 8
Vancouver 22 46 52 8

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 50 16 110 10
Dallas 45 20 102 12
Minnesota 44 21 100 12
Utah 40 30 86 6
Nashville 36 31 82 10
Winnipeg 34 31 80 12
St. Louis 33 31 78 12
Chicago 28 36 70 14
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