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The Vegas Golden Knights lost 4-2 to the Utah Mammoth in Game 3 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, falling behind 2-1 in the series. The Knights struggled offensively, reverting to previous bad habits at a critical time.
Vegas Golden Knights center Brett Howden (21) shoots against Utah Mammoth goaltender Karel Vejmelka (70) during the second period in game three of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Delta Center.
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SALT LAKE CITY â The Golden Knights picked the wrong time to revert to their old bad habits.
Falling behind in playoff hockey is a recipe for disaster. John Tortorella said that in so many words earlier in the series which the Utah Mammoth now lead 2-1 following its impressive performance Friday at the raucous Delta Center that resulted in a 4-2 win.
Game 4 is Monday night. So it gives Torotrella and his players a little extra time to do some soul-searching and also try and figure out how to fix things before itâs too late.
âI thought we took a step forward in how we have to play from Game 2,â Tortorella said. âWe gave up 27, 28 scoring chances (in Game 2) and that certainly didnât happen tonight.
âItâs a series. Thereâs ebbs and flows. But I liked a lot of our minutes tonight.â
The Knights set a franchise playoff record by allowing just 12 shots on goal which normally would be a cause for celebration. The problem was Utah converted on four of those dozen attempts.
âIt was a weird game,â Tortorella said.
Spotting a team a 4-0 lead on its home ice isnât the way to get it done. And even though Vegas got off to a fast start â the Knights had a 10-1 edge in shots on goal near the midway point of the first period â they couldnât put one past Karel Vejmelka early on to seize the momentum and take the sellout crowd of .
The final score was 4-2 in favor of the Utah Mammoth.
The loss puts the Golden Knights behind 2-1 in the playoff series against the Utah Mammoth.
The article does not specify who scored for the Golden Knights in Game 3.
John Tortorella emphasized that falling behind in playoff hockey is a recipe for disaster.

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And once the Mammoth broke through, MacKenzie Weegar did the honors with just over seven minutes left in the first period, it seemed to deflate the Knights. And when Dylan Guenther scored on a Utah power play blasting a one-timer from inside the right circle past Carter Hart, things got real dicey for Vegas.
Yes, the Knights have managed to overcome deficits all season. Theyâve been a really good third-period team. But after Lawson Crouseâs two second-period goals put the Mammoth up 4-0, well, any notion of a comeback for the ages was quickly dismissed.
Jack Eichel knocked home the rebound of Ivan Barbashevâs to spoil Vejmelkaâs shutout bid with 6:39 left in the second to give Vegas a glimmer of hope. They got as close as 4-2 late but now theyâll look to regroup and try and get the series even on Monday before returning to T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday for Game 5.
âI truly believe that if you do things the right way, youâre going to be rewarded,â said Nic Dowd, who scored the other Vegas goal with 3:08 remaining. âI think thatâs true in life and in hockey.â
Eichel said with a veteran group, thereâs no need to panic at this point.
âItâ;s why itâs a seven-game series,â he said. âGuys have been there. We were down 2-1 last year (to Minnesota) and came back to win
âI thought we played a good game. It was a bit of a weird one. We didnât give up a ton. Weâve got to find a way to score as a group but I thought there were lot of positves.â
Does Tortorella change up his lines? Does he put Adin Hill in net after Hart struggled Friday? Might Ben Hutton or Brandon Saad draw into the lineup?
Donât look for a change in net at this point.
âI know Carter and he wants to work through it,â Tortortella said of Hart. I have full faith in him. There was no thought of taking him out.â
Itâs hard to imagine his keeping the status quo. The Knights have been outplayed by Utah the last two games and as Pavel Dorofeyev and Tomas Hertl remain cold offensively and the only line consistently producing much offense is Eichel, Barbashev and Mark Stone, Tortortellaâs options may be somewhat limited.
Heâs been around this team long enough by now to know what works and what doesnât. He knows who he can rely upon and who he canât trust. Â
But these next 48 hours may well determine the season. And while thereâs some truth to what Tortorella and his players said after Game 3, the fact remains they trail Utah in the series and itâs up to the Knights to turn things around before itâs too late.
âWe need to get some guys untracked,â Tortorella said without being specific as to who. But you can probably figure it out who heâs referring to. âI want us to defend the proper way. We do that, the offense will come.
âWeâll have a couple of days to prepare. We need to get a game out of this building.â