Karlsson scores 2 late goals and Golden Knights rally for 4-2 win over Utah
— William Karlsson tipped-in the go-ahead goal with 1:13 left, and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied past the Utah Hockey Club 4-2 on Friday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Vegas Golden Knights
4
Utah Hockey Club
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| UTAH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | @ Detroit Red Wings | W 2-1 | NHL |
| 11/3/26 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | W 3-2 | NHL |
| 11/2/26 | @ Boston Bruins | L 2-3 | NHL |
| 10/30/26 | vs New Jersey Devils | L 2-5 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | vs Ottawa Senators | W 4-1 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Missed 19:56 4-2
Alexander Kerfoot Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 19:31 4-2
William Karlsson Goal (4) Backhand, assists: none
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Goal 18:42 3-2
William Karlsson Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Kaedan Korczak (3), Cole Schwindt (5)
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Missed 15:09 2-2
Michael Carcone Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 13:21 2-2
Brett Howden Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 9:57 2-2
Tanner Pearson Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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Goal 8:23 2-2
Tomas Hertl Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: William Karlsson (5), Jack Eichel (22)
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Missed 7:45 1-2
Pavel Dorofeyev Snap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 7:29 1-2
Maveric Lamoureux Cross-checking against Cole Schwindt
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Missed 5:32 1-2
Dylan Guenther Snap Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 4:18 1-2
Nicolas Roy Instigator - Misconduct
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Penalty 4:18 1-2
Nicolas Roy Fighting against Ian Cole
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Penalty 4:18 1-2
Ian Cole Fighting against Nicolas Roy
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Penalty 4:18 1-2
Nicolas Roy Instigator against Ian Cole served by Alexander Holtz
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Missed 1:25 1-2
Clayton Keller Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 19:03 1-2
Zach Whitecloud Unsportsmanlike conduct against Barrett Hayton
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Missed 17:12 1-2
Dylan Guenther Slap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 17:00 1-2
Nicolas Roy Slashing against Jack McBain
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Missed 16:56 1-2
Nick Schmaltz Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 15:30 1-2
Mikhail Sergachev Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 15:09 1-2
Alexander Holtz Snap Shot Hit Right Post
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Goal 13:37 1-2
Tomas Hertl Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Nicolas Roy (7), Jack Eichel (21)
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Missed 12:13 0-2
Kevin Stenlund Snap Shot Hit Right Post
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Penalty 12:05 0-2
Michael Kesselring Hooking against Keegan Kolesar
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Missed 10:07 0-2
Nicolas Roy Snap Shot High and Wide Right
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Penalty 9:02 0-2
Maveric Lamoureux Interference against Cole Schwindt
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Missed 8:40 0-2
William Karlsson Tip-In Wide Right
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Goal 6:59 0-2
Mikhail Sergachev Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Clayton Keller (9), Alexander Kerfoot (3)
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Penalty 6:34 0-1
Noah Hanifin Roughing against Barrett Hayton
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Missed 1:31 0-1
Ivan Barbashev Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 1:11 0-1
Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 18:21 0-1
Kevin Stenlund Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 14:57 0-1
Mikhail Sergachev Deflected Hit Right Post
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Goal 11:16 0-1
Logan Cooley Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Matias Maccelli (6), Dylan Guenther (7)
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Missed 10:52 0-0
Mikhail Sergachev Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 10:50 0-0
Dylan Guenther Snap Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 10:31 0-0
Dylan Guenther Snap Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 9:27 0-0
Barrett Hayton Snap Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 3:33 0-0
Nick Bjugstad Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 2:59 0-0
Lawson Crouse Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 2:11 0-0
Michael Carcone Deflected Above Crossbar
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Missed 1:26 0-0
Logan Cooley Snap Shot Wide Right
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End of Game 20:00 4-2
Game End
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Period End 20:00 4-2
End of 3rd Period
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Missed 19:56 4-2
Alexander Kerfoot Snap Shot Wide Left
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Shot 19:39 4-2
Barrett Hayton Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill
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Face Off 19:31 4-2
Barrett Hayton faceoff won against Cole Schwindt
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Goal 19:31 4-2
William Karlsson Goal (4) Backhand, assists: none
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Face Off 19:23 3-2
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
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Stoppage 19:23 3-2
Icing
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Face Off 19:16 3-2
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund
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Stoppage 19:16 3-2
Icing
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Blocked 18:56 3-2
William Karlsson shot blocked by Mikhail Sergachev
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Face Off 18:42 3-2
Logan Cooley faceoff won against Jack Eichel
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Stoppage 18:42 3-2
Timeout - Home
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Goal 18:42 3-2
William Karlsson Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Kaedan Korczak (3), Cole Schwindt (5)
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Face Off 18:11 2-2
Nick Schmaltz faceoff won against William Karlsson
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Stoppage 18:11 2-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 18:09 2-2
Michael Kesselring Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill
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Hit 17:44 2-2
Jack Eichel hit Matias Maccelli
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Shot 17:38 2-2
Jack Eichel Tip-In saved by Karel Vejmelka
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Blocked 17:24 2-2
Olli Maatta shot blocked by Zach Whitecloud
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Blocked 16:57 2-2
Zach Whitecloud shot blocked by Ian Cole
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Face Off 16:35 2-2
Nick Schmaltz faceoff won against William Karlsson
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Stoppage 16:35 2-2
Net Dislodged by Goaltender
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Giveaway 16:34 2-2
Giveaway by Keegan Kolesar
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Giveaway 16:31 2-2
Giveaway by Karel Vejmelka
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Shot 16:09 2-2
Tanner Pearson Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
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Face Off 15:25 2-2
Barrett Hayton faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
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Stoppage 15:25 2-2
Puck Frozen - Goalie
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Hit 15:20 2-2
Ivan Barbashev hit Maveric Lamoureux
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Missed 15:09 2-2
Michael Carcone Tip-In Wide Left
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Blocked 14:50 2-2
Zach Whitecloud shot blocked by Michael Carcone
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Takeaway 14:28 2-2
Takeaway by Shea Theodore
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Hit 14:20 2-2
Nick Bjugstad hit Shea Theodore
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Takeaway 14:07 2-2
Takeaway by Alex Pietrangelo
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Face Off 13:49 2-2
Nick Schmaltz faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
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Stoppage 13:49 2-2
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 13:47 2-2
Dylan Guenther Snap Shot saved by Adin Hill
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Missed 13:21 2-2
Brett Howden Tip-In Wide Right
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Giveaway 13:21 2-2
Giveaway by Michael Kesselring
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Shot 13:07 2-2
Tanner Pearson Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
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Team Stats
VGK
UTAH
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
Head to Head
VGK leads series 2-0
Injuries
Utah Hockey Club
- Kailer Yamamoto Injured Reserve
- Nate Schmidt Day-To-Day
- John Marino Injured Reserve
- Maveric Lamoureux Injured Reserve
Vegas Golden Knights
- Parker Wotherspoon Injured Reserve
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