The Vegas Golden Knights earned their fourth straight victory on Wednesday with a 5-3 win over the Utah Mammoth at T-Mobile Arena.
Ivan Barbashev scored two goals during a decisive second period to help the Golden Knights reach a 13-5-2 record.
Jack Eichel opened the scoring for the Golden Knights with a power-play goal at 2:15 of the first period, assisted by Mitch Marner. Lawson Crouse responded for the Mammoth, tying the game at 1-1 at 8:07 following a shot from Andrew Peeke through a Jack McBain screen.
In the second period, Victor Olofsson scored at 3:07 to give the Golden Knights a 2-1 lead, assisted by Eichel. Barbashev then scored twice to extend the lead to 4-1, including a goal at 8:16 where he scored while falling down.
Utah attempted a comeback in the third period with goals from Jack McBain and Dmitri Shimashev, but Howden reclaimed a two-goal advantage for the Golden Knights to finalize the 5-3 score.
The Golden Knights have extended their point streak to five games. For the Mammoth, who have now lost three in a row and four of their last five games, Sebastian Cossa recorded 23 saves in the loss.
Utah entered the game with several roster changes. Forward Dylan Guenther was placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury and is expected to miss 2-4 weeks. Logan Cooley also missed the game due to an upper-body injury and is considered day to day. Defenseman Nate Schmidt was placed on IR retroactive to Nov. 5.
The Mammoth activated Kailer Yamamoto off IR, who recorded 18:13 of ice time. The team also recalled Daniil But from the Tucson American Hockey League.
